India, Feb. 6 -- Reddit has taken action against two of its communities following a legal complaint by X owner Elon Musk. The platform temporarily banned r/WhitePeopleTwitter for 72 hours and permanently removed r/IsElonDeadYet after Musk accused users of making unlawful comments about his employees.

The controversy began when users on r/WhitePeopleTwitter posted comments calling for violence against members of the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). These posts came in response to reports that some Doge staff had been granted access to sensitive personal information of millions of Americans.

Musk, who has frequently positioned himself as a defender of free speech, shared a post on X highlighting the comments, stating, ...