Twitter pre-Elon was a stauncher supporter of free speech than Twitter post-Elon, especially with regards to resisting interference from governments. Elon's act

Twitter pre-Elon was a stauncher supporter of free speech than Twitter post-Elon, especially with regards to resisting interference from governments. Elon's actual beef was over Twitter's moderation decisions, and free speech is a fundamentally incoherent basis for moderation, especially given that free speech laws of different countries are incompatible. The moderation foibles of Elon Musk's Twitter were entirely predictable (and predicted!) before the takeover, and it's very clear that Elon is in the (very large) group of people who believe that only speech they agree with deserves protection.