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.

TOPLINE Several communities on social platform Reddit are considering protesting X owner Elon Musk after the billionaire made a gesture at a post-inauguration speech Monday that critics have likened to a Nazi salute, provoking Reddit forums to call for a ban against links to X, formerly known as Twitter.

KEY FACTS

  • Large subreddits such as r/nfl, r/f1 and r/nintendo, which collectively have millions of members, have either called for or instituted a ban on links to X, citing Musk’s controversial gesture.
  • Musk found himself in hot water this week after making the gesture, though he did not explain what he meant by it and has blasted critics who said it was a Nazi salute.
  • Subreddits like r/nintendo instituting the ban have alternatively allowed for members to share screenshots or videos of X posts as long as direct links to the Musk-owned site are not shared.
  • A moderator on r/pcgaming, a subreddit with 3.8 members, said the community has contemplated the ban on X links for some time, adding “X has become increasingly hateful, toxic and less and less moderated.”

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  • lance20000@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 days ago

    “X has become increasingly hateful, toxic and less and less moderated.”

    This is key to me. I know it’s not because Elon has other instances of repeating Nazi, neo-Nazi, and fascist points, Twitter is such a terrible platform now that it is a no-brainer to ban it. There are other sources, let’s use them.