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.

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.

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.

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,

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

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).