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.

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 value of Elon Musk's X has plunged almost 80 percent since he bought it in 2022. Now, his actions have led social media users to try to make the company hurt even more. A large swath of Reddit communities,

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.

Another potential rebellion is brewing at Reddit after Trump’s tech bro in chief’s antics at Monday’s inauguration.

Scores of Reddit users called for bans on X links after Musk made two enthusiastic salutes that immediately drew criticism on Monday.

In the fallout of Elon Musk’s baffling appearance during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a curious new front in the ongoing online culture war has emerged: a push by Reddit sports mods and users to ban links to X (formerly known as Twitter).

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

During U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration rally, Elon Musk was observed placing his right hand on his chest before raising it with his palm facing downward, repeating the gesture moments later.

Subreddits devoted to sports, videogaming and even geographic areas have opted to block links to Musk's social network.

In the wake of Elon Musk's speech at Trump's inauguration and its accompanying (ahem) hand gesture, the userbase of Reddit seems to have decided it's simply done with Musk and his website. As we reported yesterday, r/pcgaming has now banned X links —and the same thing is happening across a huge number of subreddits, major and minor.