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While addressing Trump supporters in Washington on Monday, the tech billionaire brought his hand to his chest and extended it straight out, twice, before saying: "My heart goes out to you." The gesture sparked controversy as it drew comparisons to a Nazi salute.

Since the 1970s, the US Supreme Court has defended a very broad conception of freedom of speech, one that allows today Elon Musk's or Mark Zuckerberg's platforms to massively disseminate unverified or even deliberately false information.

Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political opponents and energized fans on the far right.

After delaying the ban on TikTok President Trump has said he would be open to Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle chairman Larry Ellison buying TikTok. However, he would want either of them as part of a joint venture with the U.S. government.

The debate over Musk’s latest move has added fuel to other ongoing feuds, too.

Michel Friedman, author and former deputy chair of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, told the German newspaper Tagesspiegel that he saw the inauguration live on television and according to him, Mr Musk had unambiguously emulated the fascist salute when he shot his right arm in an angular direction with the palm facing down.

As TikTok resumed operations in the United States, X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk flagged an imbalance, stating that though TikTok is allowed to operate in the US, X is banned in China.

Elon Musk opposes the TikTok ban in the US, citing it as a violation of freedom of speech, despite potential benefits to his platform, X. Musk highlig

Billionaire Elon Musk's hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute on Monday, but a leading tracker of antisemitism said it appeared to represent a moment of enthusiasm instead.

Another cartoon trolls both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg on cyberbullying, labeling them as “Child Killers.’ Both their platforms have failed to curb the platform from exposing teens and tweens and preteens to trolling, bullying, and harassment.