It is ironic since "the left" is a straw man of the right and simultaneously a group of people self identifying as such but not necessarily sharing the values c

It is ironic since "the left" is a straw man of the right and simultaneously a group of people self identifying as such but not necessarily sharing the values classically espoused by what many would have considered a left political position. Those that want to crush hate speech and are in politics are mainly concerned about the reach of their networks. The incentives were hinted at for quite some time, just a few years ago their openly advocated to cull back the free exchange of information. Same reason why whistleblowers are still imprisoned.