Reddit, Elon Musk and Inauguration Day

Some Reddit communities ban links to X over Musk’s inauguration gesture
Reddit communities from r/NBA to r/Christianity say they won’t allow links to the platform after Elon Musk’s gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute.
Reddit sites with millions of followers ban links to X, Twitter after Elon Musk inauguration salute
In reaction to hand gestures Elon Musk made at a post-inauguration rally that many said resembled a Nazi salute, Reddit moderators took swift action.
Elon Musk's Nazi salute sparks widespread Reddit revolt
After Musk sparked a wave of ire with back-to-back Nazi salutes at an Inauguration Day event in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the bans quickly swept across Reddit. Such a move is not unheard of — moderators can ban links to specific sites, meaning that posts and comments including X links are easy to block.
Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk’s Gesture at Inaugural Event
A boycott of links to Mr. Musk’s social media platform spread on Reddit this week, after he made a gesture that some likened to a Nazi salute. Others worried about censorship.
A Michigan Reddit group is 'extra' banning links to social media site X. Here's why
A ban on links to X content began on Reddit sports forums and has spread to numerous other sub-Reddits with more discussing the move.
Dozens of Reddit communities are banning links to X as many are calling Elon Musk’s controversial hand gesture on Inauguration Day a Nazi salute
Some of Reddit’s largest subreddits have banned links to Twitter/X following a hand gesture by Elon Musk on Inauguration Day that many say closely resembled a Nazi salute. Elon Musk’s controversial hand gesture is costing Twitter/X a good bit of traffic.
Some Major Reddit Forums Ban X Links After Elon Musk’s Controversial Salute
Musk’s gesture has received mixed reactions from politicians and academics, with some likening it to a Nazi salute and others saying it was an accidental action made in the heat of his victory speech.
Over 100 Reddit communities ban X links after Elon Musk’s ‘nazi salute’ controversy
Given Musk’s actions on Monday, it may be time to rethink how we engage with the platform,’ one subreddit’s moderators wrote after Musk’s inauguration apperance
More than 50 Reddit communities ban X links to protest Musk
The cascade of link bans on Reddit came after Musk made a hand gesture at a Monday rally that many compared to a Nazi salute.
X Ban Spreads Across Reddit As Communities React To Musk’s Gesture
Reddit communities with millions of subscribers lead charge as social media landscape faces period of unprecedented turbulence
Elon Musk Reddit Ban: List of Subreddits Blocking X Links
Several of the largest communities on Reddit have banned links to X following Elon Musk's gesture at Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Reddit Users Calling For Sitewide X Ban After Elon Musk’s Concerning Gesture
Musk placed his right hand over his chest and extended the same arm straight ahead. He then turned and repeated the gesture to those seated behind him. Many online compared the motion to a Nazi salute ...
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Posts falsely claim Elon Musk said MAGA will ‘succeed’ where Nazi Germany ‘failed’
Elon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement will “succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to.” Musk has posted on X responding to criticism that a gesture he made during his Inauguration Day ...