[defen]

Her tweet from 1.5 years ago argues that the First Amendment does not prevent companies from removing hate from their platforms. That is true. Private companies can remove hate from their platforms and no one's first amendment rights have been violated.

Her WaPo editorial from 2.5 weeks ago argues that even though the First Amendment exists, the government should force Twitter to remove hate from their platform.

One could simply turn the charge of hypocrisy back on Ellen Pao - if she cares so much about the first Amendment (see the tweet that preceded the one I linked), why does she want the government to regulate speech on social media?

[Traster]

I don't think that's right, her tweet was saying "This is the standard you set, where are you". She's not endorsing it, she's saying you* endorse this standard, you defend it.