Absolutely sweet free speech

Free speech absolutism doesn’t get much more absolute than this:
lol
They’re going write entire chapters about these blunders in business school texts. pic.twitter.com/g3iwTBHmJ2— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) December 18, 2022
For MAGA reactionaries “free speech” doesn’t mean “I have the right to say things,” it means “I have the right to a captive audience”
Is this incredibly sweeping ban even consistent with EU regulations? Probably not:
IMPORTANT: @elonmusk's new policy preventing linking to competitors is in DIRECT VIOLATION of European Union rules.
Penalty can be a fine of up to 20% of Twitter's annual revenuehttps://t.co/Wu1dU4JRn7 pic.twitter.com/cZWsl92npr— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) December 18, 2022
Oh, and Musk temporarily suspended Post reporter Taylor Lorenz for no reason at all. If any “free speech absolutists” had full access to Twitter’s internal communications they sure would have a hell of a story on their hands! Alas, the TWITTER FILES are currently in the hands of MAGA cranks who give a third of their annual income to the Federal Wallet Inspector.