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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,

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.

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.

More than 50 subreddits – ranging in size from a few dozen members to millions, totaling at least 40 million members across the communities – issued bans this week, the report said.

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

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.

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.

Reddit communities, including some with millions of followers, have instituted bans on links to X, formerly known as Twitter, amid the uproar surrounding Elon Musk’s hand gesture during a recent inauguration event. A Reddit spokesperson clarified that these bans are initiated at the user-level and are not platform-enforced.

A Montgomery County township supervisor is facing criticism over a TikTok video in which she mimicked Elon Musk’s supposed Nazi salute.

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture made by his supporter Elon Musk that many people claime