Multiple "subreddits" have banned links from Elon Musk's X platform after the tech mogul flashed a gesture that critics have said resembled 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.

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.

Whatever billionaire Elon Musk's intentions were when he thrust his arm out at an upward angle during U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration Monday, a lot of people aren't having it. And they're leaving his social media platform,

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.

Elon Musk is mulling legal action against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for suggesting Musk performed the Nazi salute during his speech after President Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this month. Now a fixture in Trump’s inner circle,

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.