[rainsford]

As I said in another reply, I think a far simpler explanation is that the "freedom of speech absolutist" thing was total BS from the start. Other than describing himself that way, nothing about Elon suggests he's actually a big fan of free speech as a general principle.

[dm319]

I agree. At least now the conversion can move to "what are the limits of free speech and why?".

And I think anyone would be hard pushed to explain why journalists and people discussing other social media platforms should be a limit.