Overview
- Elon Musk posted on X that "Instagram is for girls" and asked men who sent profiles if they were "transitioning or what," and the remarks spread quickly across platforms.
- Critics called the comments misogynistic and insensitive to trans people, while some users dismissed them as a joke.
- Early tallies reported about 2.5 million views and tens of thousands of likes and reposts for the posts.
- Coverage cast the episode as part of Musk’s rivalry with Meta and a push to elevate X, citing his claim that "Only X is open" and his recent jab that WhatsApp cannot be trusted.
- No clarification or apology was reported, and some outlets noted his past commentary on gender and a 2022 estrangement from his daughter as context for the reaction.