I'll just throw out that it's not a coincidence which specific edge-cases these people choose to get up in arms about.
Like, I don't see a lot of outrage from free speech types when liberal professors get fired for saying stupid shit. It's only a certain kind of speech being suppressed that they seem to care about.
I wasn't trying to make an analogy to this specific situation. You're right that it's not the same. I was just pointing out things I've noticed about the broader free speech discussion.
Is it the same thing?
A better example would be if power companies and phone companies started disconnecting liberal professors for saying stupid shit.