Reddit Forums Move to Ban Links to X After Elon Musk's Salute
- Dozens of subreddits on Reddit have banned links to X, formerly known as Twitter, as reported by 404 Media.
- The bans began with sports-related subreddits and have expanded to various topics, according to Mashable.
- Elon's controversial gesture at a presidential inauguration has led to protests on Reddit against X, as stated by r/Christianity and r/NewJersey.
- The European Union is investigating X for failing to address illicit content and disinformation, as reported by The New York Times.
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Subreddits Are Starting to Ban Links to X
While the debate rages on over whether Elon Musk performed a Nazi salute at an inaugural event, many Reddit communities have decided to go ahead and ban links to X, including some with millions of members. Some of largest subreddits involved are sports communities, including r/NBA, which has 15 million...
Elon Musk’s Nazi salute stunt prompts major gaming subreddits to ban links to X
Reddit communities dedicated to PC gaming, Nintendo, and Destiny have decided to blacklist links to X (formerly Twitter) due to owner Elon Musk’s recent Nazi-like saluting at an inauguration rally for President Donald Trump as part of a growing movement by users of the social media site to distance themselves from the controversial billionaire. All have millions of members and rank within the site’s top 500 pages. Similar bans were also noticed …
Reddit groups protest X after Musk salute
Billionaire CEO and owner of popular social media site ‘X’, Elon Musk, has made headlines in the worst possible way this week after appearing to give a nod to the Nazi regime in his ‘salute’ when celebrating Donald Trump’s victory. Millions of Reddit users have voted to outlaw X as a form of protest. Many are calling it intentional, some are labelling the gesture as a signal of socially awkward… Source
Reddit communities start to ban X/Twitter links in protest to Elon Musk controversial 'Nazi salute'
Reddit communities have begun to introduce a ban on links to X/Twitter in protest to Elon Musk’s controversial arm gesture at Donald Trump’s inauguration. The incident took place on Monday (January 20), when the President-elect was sworn into the White House for the second time. During the inauguration ceremonies, the tech billionaire and SpaceX and Tesla CEO addressed the crowd and extended his arm upwards with the palm facing down. He then tur…
Reddit communities revolt against Elon Musk's X - Washington Examiner
Multiple communities on Reddit have banned links from Elon Musk’s X platform after the tech mogul flashed a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute during an inauguration event. Musk has vehemently denied that his gesture of placing his hand on his heart and quickly extending his arm was a Nazi salute, later mocking those who criticized him. Many defended the tech mogul, pointing to how he was celebrating President Donald Trump’s supporters in the …
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