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Sure, and he has that privilege.

He's making rules he promised not to, and we don't have to pay for the privilege to criticize that hypocrisy.



It is disingenuous to argue that "free speech" includes all speech.

People making bomb or mass shooting threats get arrested all the time. You shouldn't have people fear for their lives.


What does the phrase “free speech absolutist” mean to you?

He’s described himself as one, and I can’t see a way to square the idea that he says he is a free speech absolutist with the excuse that free speech is hard to regulate in the real world. He’s either a moron or was incapable of understanding even first level consequences of his actions or he’s an actual moron


> It is disingenuous to argue that "free speech" includes all speech.

Elon Musk himself argued this exact specific thing is included.

Nov 6, 2022, https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589414958508691456: "My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk"


The goalpost movers have logged on.


I missed it if the jet tracking accounts made threats




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