Since Tuesday, hundreds of subreddits have discussed and/or implemented bans against the site formerly called Twitter, as reported by 404 Media. Dozens of subreddits have already agreed to disallow the sharing of any links to X, with moderators (volunteer Reddit users) agreeing to enforce the bans.

After Musk sparked a wave of ire with back-to-back Nazi salutes at an Inauguration Day event in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the bans quickly swept across Reddit. Such a move is not unheard of — moderators can ban links to specific sites, meaning that posts and comments including X links are easy to block.

Users are furious at Musk for a hand gesture on Inauguration Day.

Reddit communities aim to lower traffic to X after Elon Musk made a questionable salute during Trump's inauguration festivities.

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.

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

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

In the United States, the number of scam cases, including online fraud, has surged in recent years, rising from approximately 467,000 in 2019 to over 800,000 in 2022, indicating that even platforms like Reddit are not immune to these fraudulent activities.

Disney fans have been left in disbelief as they have only just realised that the 2016 film Zootropolis has a hidden second name - and have taken to social media to share their shock

Over 100 Reddit communities ban X links after Elon Musk’s ‘nazi salute’ controversy - ‘Given Musk’s actions on Monday, it may be time to rethink how we engage with the platform,’ one subreddit’s moder