>> Why isn't telling someone to shut up protected free speech? You know the first amendment doesn't apply to people right? It's a restriction on what the gover

>> Why isn't telling someone to shut up protected free speech? You know the first amendment doesn't apply to people right? It's a restriction on what the government can or can not do. The government can't restrict your free speech. Your employer can. Twitter can too, and that's what Elon is against. I agree that he could have just ignored them, but he chose to ignore them completely by getting them out of his company. That's his choice.