Multiple "subreddits" have banned links from Elon Musk's X platform after the tech mogul flashed a gesture that critics have said resembled a Nazi salute.

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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.

Echoing Elon Musk's approach to thinning out Twitter's staff in 2022, Donald Trump's plan to significantly slash the government workforce now, for a limited time only, includes offering resignation buyouts.

Several of the largest communities on Reddit have banned links to X following Elon Musk's gesture at Donald Trump's inauguration.

It's less a buyout and more of a "deferred resignation" and federal workers aren't happy about it.

In reaction to hand gestures Elon Musk made at a post-inauguration rally that many said resembled a Nazi salute, Reddit moderators took swift action.

Two anonymous federal employees have sued the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), alleging that a newly circulated email system is actually linked to Elon Musk.

Rather, the rumor about people supposedly reporting Musk to ICE originated with The Halfway Post — a social media account that describes its output as being humorous

These humanoid robots performed a traditional Yangko dance, a folk art from northeast China, in perfect synchronization with human dancers. Their precise movements, including twirling and tossing handkerchiefs with their mechanical arms, wowed audiences and impressed social media users.

There’s also a deep suspicion, especially among people who think they may be on the chopping block, that this is the last lifeboat in town,” said an employee.