Major subreddits ban links to X after Musk Seig Heil-like greeting

Performing two Nazi salutes may have won Elon Musk some fans in the dark corners of the internet, but chances are his supporters on BitChute and Rumble will be able to make up for the traffic X is about to lose. In the wake of Musk’s “I give you my heart” gesture that looked a lot like a Sieg Heil greeting, a number of large subreddits on Reddit blocked links to X.

The ban covers essentially every category of the subreddit and will cut X-links from an important source of traffic, with some communities boasting millions of subscribers. The subreddit r/TwoXChromosomes, which has over 14 million members and is one of the largest sites to join the protest, Blocked links to X (in addition to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads) and encouraged users to report any link or screenshot from Musk’s platform so it can be removed.

The movement spread across different segments of Reddit. Sub games including r/nintendo, r/magicTCG, p/destiny2and r/KingdomHearts Everyone has moved to block X-links. Other major subsites, including those of the Smash Bros. , Halo, Counter-Strike, and Dungeons and Dragons, actively polls its members to determine whether or not X will get the boot, Per TheGamer.

Sports communities are also taking steps to prevent the sharing of X. subreddit links for Formula One racing fans, p/formula1 Its more than four million users have finished using Musk’s platform, as have Liverpool fans r/liverpool. subreddits including r/NFL and r/hockey They are considering taking the same approach, which is very important given that a lot of sports content is based on reports that originate on Twitter.

The moderator of r/Military provided perhaps the most succinct and conclusive ruling on X’s posts. While other communities debated whether to remove X’s links, u/DreamsAndSchemes made the call without needing any consultation and offered the following explanation for the ban: “Fuck this guy“.

While subreddit moderators and community members seem to have decided that if it looks like a duck, talks like a duck, and eagerly does the goose step twice in front of a large audience, you can safely assume that’s what you think it is.

But others were less willing to condemn Musk. Anti-Defamation League Named Musk’s “sage hill” move “is an awkward gesture in a moment of excitement, not a Nazi salute,” to which Musk responded. to thank The group responded. Ben Shapiro came to Musk’s defense Share a photo Between them during a visit to Auschwitz, ignoring the reason Musk wanted to visit was that he was. Promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and Allowing outright Nazis to return to X Having been previously banned.

In any case, the traffic that He seems content to push platform jobs into the ground as long as it allows him to accumulate energy – and given that he apparently has Office space in the west winghe seems to get as close to the levers of power as he can.