Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), sparked controversy by criticizing LinkedIn, calling posts on the platform "cringeworthy." He expressed this view while reacting to a LinkedIn post about Germany's energy crisis.

Elon Musk seemingly suggested that on Nov. 24, when he replied to another user on his social platform X — the website formerly known as Twitter — who claimed the site throttled the performance of posts with links.

Elon Musk confirmed that X deprioritizes posts containing links, reigniting criticism about the platform restricting access to outside information. The revelation has drawn backlash from media outlets and press freedom advocates,