More and more major subreddits have recently banned links to the Twitter (X) platform purchased by Elon Musk – some even banned screenshots. The reason for this is a gesture by Musk – he showed an alleged Hitler salute at US President Trump's swearing-in ceremony.

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.

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.

Some Reddit forums have moved to ban links from X, formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk's gesture at an inaugural event on Monday.

Reddit’s Formula 1 community boasts almost 5 million users, with the F1 ‘subreddit’ making the decision to ban all external links to the social media network X (formerly Twi

Effective immediately, r/nba will be banning links to Twitter/X, as well as other social media platforms that require logins for their content to be browsed, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads. In the end, there were three key elements in making this decision:

When moderators over on the D&D subreddit put out a poll over the subject, an "overwhelming" majority of respondents voted to ban links to Twitter outright. That's 90% of 15,253 people, meaning that around 1,525 people voted that "Twitter/X should not be limited in any way."

Major Reddit sports communities are considering banning posts from the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

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.

Twitter link bans already in place in some subreddits on Reddit social media platform Some subreddits took the opportunity to point out that they'd been banning Twitter links already. "We've seen ...

Reddit communities with millions of subscribers lead charge as social media landscape faces period of unprecedented turbulence

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