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But hallmarks of authoritarianism are censorship, centralized power, collusion of private and public sectors.

If by authoritarian you mean he is mean to crybabies in his own company, you might read up on how actual authoritarians have gained power throughout history (hint: they get the crybabies on their side)

Clearly, Musk got into the Twitter business to reduce authoritarian tendencies exhibited by former staff.