Musk has long been an advocate of free speech, previously saying, "free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy."

Sam Kuffel, the weather reporter for CBS 58, was let go by the station a day after she posted two items on her Instagram page condemning Musk.

Meteorologist Sam Kuffel was targeted by a conservative media personality for comparing Musk's gesture to a Nazi salute.

Live” cast member Chloe Fineman has no regrets about calling out X owner Elon Musk for making her cry when he hosted “SNL” in 2021. On Tuesday night, Fineman took to her Instagram Story (via Daily Beast) to write,

Musk has promoted antisemitic and white nationalist content online, and has endorsed a neo-Nazi party in Germany.

A meteorologist in Milwaukee has been “dropped” by the TV station where she worked after criticizing Elon Musk in an Instagram post about his Nazi-like salutes, according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

As news of meteorologist Sam Kuffel's firing broke, a number of people expressed support and opposition to the move by the local CBS affiliate.

TV meteorologist Sam Kuffel fired by CBS affiliate after blasting Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’ - Sam Kuffel made two posts on Instagram criticizing the world’s richest man over the inauguration gesture,

Vivian Wilson, 21, broke her silence on her estranged father Elon Musk’s salute at Trump’s inauguration rally - telling her followers 'let’s call a spade a f***ing spade'

Reddit communities from r/NBA to r/Christianity say they won’t allow links to the platform after Elon Musk’s gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute.