Disney Delight Content material Was Blocked by Elon Musk on X?

In mid-November 2024, a rumor circulated on-line that X proprietor Elon Musk had blocked The Walt Disney Co.’s Delight content material from showing on his social media platform. The billionaire allegedy mentioned he made the transfer to protect youngsters from what he described as “woke” tradition. 

For instance, one X consumer posted the declare on Nov. 20, writing in Spanish, “Elon Musk blocks Disney Delight content material on his ‘X’ platform as a consequence of his stance in opposition to the ‘Woke’ motion. In consequence, the platform started to ‘deprioritize’ posts containing Delight hashtags comparable to #LoveIsLove and #Pride2025. Moreover, adverts that characteristic logos or messages with LGBTQ+ content material are flagged for ‘age-restricted audiences,’ drastically decreasing their attain.” That put up had greater than 140,000 views as of this writing.

🚨I 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 #DuroGolpe | Elon Musk bloquea contenido de Disney Delight en su plataforma “X”, esto por su postura en contra del movimiento “Woke”.

Como resultado la plataforma comenzó a “despriorizar” las publicaciones que contienen hashtags del Orgullo como #LoveIsLove y #Pride2025.… pic.twitter.com/MnJ9HyktQN

— 🔰Guardianes Patrióticos (@Patrioticos_RD) November 20, 2024

Different examples of the rumor appeared in X posts, on TikTok, in Faceook Reels and throughout Instagram posts.

The posts didn’t make it explicitly clear what Disney media, precisely, would fall beneath the alleged block. Regardless, some social media customers appeared to consider the rumor was true. One individual wrote on Instagram: “Thank YOU!!! Hopefully FB, IG and Tik Tok shall be courageous sufficient to do the identical!!!!“

Nevertheless, the story was fictional. The rumor originated with the Fb account Patriotic Energy, which posted a meme on Nov. 12, 2024, with the textual content, “Elon Musk Bans Disney Over Delight Content material on X, Declares ‘Woke’ Messaging Unacceptable in Kids’s Media.” That put up had satire labels, together with a “Rated Satire” badge within the high left nook of the meme.

(Patriotic Energy/Fb)

Within the put up’s feedback part, the writer pinned a Nov. 12 article on Zapon.com that supplied extra particulars on Musk’s alleged ban:

Elon Musk Blocks Disney’s Delight Content material on X, Says ‘Woke’ Is not for Children

Elon Musk’s current resolution to limit Disney’s Delight-related content material on his social media platform X has stirred controversy and sparked debate concerning the intersection of social values, media affect, and kids’s programming. Musk has been vocal about his perception that “woke” messaging, significantly content material involving discussions of gender identification and LGBTQ+ themes, shouldn’t be offered to youngsters. His transfer to ban Disney’s Delight content material on X is framed by his assertion that these themes are “inappropriate for youngsters” and must be fastidiously curated in areas they could entry.

This resolution underscores Musk’s rising issues over what he perceives as “woke” messaging in media focused at youthful audiences. He has expressed reservations about firms, significantly these within the leisure business, incorporating social justice themes or content material that advocates for range and inclusivity, labeling these efforts as “woke” and inappropriate for youngsters. Musk argues that oldsters ought to have management over the kind of content material their youngsters are uncovered to and that platforms like X ought to play a job in guaranteeing that messaging aligns with “conventional” or “impartial” values for youthful audiences.

In Zapon.com’s “About Us” part, the web site describes itself as “your go-to supply for all issues satire, the place we take a humorous twist on the most important headlines in superstar tradition and politics.“

A number of days later, on Nov. 17, the SpaceX Fanclub Fb web page posted an analogous declare, suggesting that Musk was completely blocking all content material associated to Delight on X, not simply Disney-specific media. Within the feedback, the writer of that put up shared a hyperlink to an article on Esspots.com, which learn:

Delight Content material Blocked On X Completely, ‘Defending Children Comes First’

Elon Musk has discovered himself on the heart of one other social media firestorm, this time for X’s new coverage limiting the visibility of Delight-related content material. Musk defended the choice in his signature blunt type, tweeting, “It is not good for teenagers,“ because the platform started de-prioritizing LGBTQ+ hashtags, adverts, and posts. The transfer has drawn sharp criticism from activists, celebrities, and customers who accuse Musk of rolling again progress in inclusivity, whereas some conservative voices are hailing him as a “defender of household values.“

Underneath the brand new coverage, content material selling Delight Month, LGBTQ+ rights, or inclusive messaging shall be flagged as “age-sensitive,” decreasing its attain and visibility. Musk claimed the choice was about “defending younger minds,” however critics argue it sends a harmful message that equates LGBTQ+ visibility with one thing inappropriate for youngsters.

Like Zapon.com, the SpaceX Fanclub Fb account and Esspots web site identify themselves as creators of satire and parody.

No credible news outlets reported on Musk blocking Pride content material on X. Likewise, the X put up attributed to Musk within the Esspots article — “It is not good for teenagers” — does not exist.

Whereas some social media posts concerning the alleged block labeled the declare as satirical, some didn’t.

Snopes has addressed tales about Musk stemming from satirical sources earlier than, such because the rumor that he was planning to acquire ABC as a way to take away “wokeness“ from the community and the declare that he mentioned Delight flags should be banned from school rooms.

For background, right here is why we alert readers to rumors created by sources that decision their output humorous or satirical.

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