Reddit’s largest PC gaming community /r/pcgaming moderator has announced a ban on microblogging platform X, due to its less moderation and hateful mindset. According to the moderator, Shock4ndAwe, the decision has been in consideration for a long time. “X has become increasingly hateful, toxic, and less and less moderated,” he said.
The moderator noted that due to this reason, they felt uncomfortable promoting their content on X, especially with the various things that Elon Musk, the owner of the platform has done. Reports claim that Shock4ndAwe is referring to the salute made by Musk while he was making an address during Donald Trump’s inauguration. Meanwhile, Musk has denied the salute, noting that people have been mistaken.
Reddit’s largest PC gaming community bans X links
After the announcement, the moderators in the community have banned users from posting links to X posts. However, users are allowed to only share screenshots. The moderators noted that users can link directly to posts, instead of linking to X posts. This way, the mods will not limit user experience and freedom of discussion.
Elon Musk has yet to make a public post about the news because he always sees what is going on in the gaming community. Before now, he was accused of cheating because of his account-boosting strategy for PoE. The gaming community has always discussed things to note in his livestream, noting that he is barely familiar with the PoE UI.
The suspicion was because Musk was playing at the HC level of 97. Musk has also come out to note that users can boost their accounts, noting that it is no crime as it serves better against high-ranked players. Musk has not apologized about the move, with no plans to do so in the future.