Social media users are speculating that Meta has bought TikTok, following Donald Trump's announcement that he planned to delay a ban on the app.

In an email to Cybernews, Reddit stressed that the trend was user-driven and that the platform “has no ban on X links.” It hosts over 100,000 active communities covering a wide range of topics and they are free to enforce their own rules, according to the company.

Subreddits devoted to sports, videogaming and even geographic areas have opted to block links to Musk's X social network.

Some Reddit forums have moved to ban links from X, formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk's gesture at an inaugural event on Monday.

Following the 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Facebook parent company Meta forced users to follow him and Vice President JD Vance.

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.

Mark Zuckerberg is in the hot seat after his account was seen putting a heart on a questionable AI image that went viral on his platform.

There may be some confusion if you find that you are following Trump's accounts automatically on social media.

Controversy and uncertainty are swirling around the two major image sharing platforms – and Flickr is looking pretty good right now

The District of North Vancouver has deactivated its X account, while other Metro Vancouver cities are mulling doing the same, following concerns about misinformation and far-right extremism on the platform and owner Elon Musk’s Nazi-like hand salute at U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Asked by Reuters on Thursday to name the US president, Meta AI replied: "The current president of the United States is Joe Biden."

The shock discovery that metallic nodules could be producing oxygen in the deep sea made headlines last year – now the team behind it is launching a new project to confirm and explain the findings