Yes and no. According to the Twitter Files, there was a prevailing amount of indirect censorship requests (majorly driven by democratic representatives - like i

Yes and no. According to the Twitter Files, there was a prevailing amount of indirect censorship requests (majorly driven by democratic representatives - like it or not, this is a fact), meaning non-official government requests to shut a tweet down. This channel is now gone. Period. They no longer have the UI to do it. Prior to Elon's takeover, they had a dedicated tool to submit these kinds of requests. It's gone. Official (e.g., legal) government censorship is still present. It's not going anywhere. Since the non-official channel has been shut down, the official number of government requests has gone up, which is obvious. Overall, the amount of free speech on X has increased. Irrespective of whether you like Elon or not, this is the outcome of his leadership.