Free speech proponents have celebrated Elon Musk’s purchase offer for Twitter.
Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter represents a seismic shift in the battle over the flow and control of information. The impact of shifting back to the unfettered exchange of ideas online would be enormous. But that impact also didn’t go unnoticed.
For two days last week, Twitter relaxed its censorship site-wide and the effects were immediately noticed, especially among conservatives. But the return to free speech did not last long and within days, Twitter’s oversight was suddenly back.
Establishment forces moved quickly to fight back against what they feared most: a return to free speech.
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