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The tech billionaire had complained that some Reddit users were advocating violence against his staff.

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, while Musk dismissed that, saying comparisons with Hitler were "tired" and "dirty tricks". Video caption, Elon Musk draws scrutiny over arm gesture at post-inauguration rallyThe moderators of the r/WhitePeopleTwitter subreddit removed many of the offending comments after they became publicised, but this was not enough to prevent a temporary ban. "Our initial review of the evidence presented to us indicates that certain individuals and/or groups have committed acts that appear to violate the law in targeting Doge employees," said United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin.

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