Multiple communities on Reddit have banned links from Elon Musk’s X platform after the tech mogul flashed a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute during an inauguration event. Musk has vehemently denied that his gesture of placing his hand on his heart and quickly extending his arm was 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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.