Day: January 23, 2025
More than 100 Reddit communities have banned users from posting links to X in protest at owner Elon Musk’s controversial arm gesture at a rally celebrating Donald Trump’s return to office, the BBC reports.
The billionaire twice extended his arm out straight as he thanked the crowd for “making it happen.”
Critics, including some historians, said it was a Nazi salute – Mr Musk has dismissed that, saying comparisons with Hitler were “tired” and “dirty tricks.”
However many Reddit users have been unpersuaded by his response describing his actions as “hateful”, leading the moderators of scores of communities – or subreddits – to stop content being shared on X.
On January 23, 2025, at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, a significant moment in international diplomacy unfolded. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico for high-level talks, marking a pivotal moment in Turkiye-Slovakia relations. The discussions between the two leaders addressed a range of crucial topics, from bilateral relations to regional and global challenges, further deepening the strategic ties between their countries.