Musk does believe that freedom of speech means freedom from consequences. Look at his promise that anyone fired for posts on X will receive legal defense: https

Musk does believe that freedom of speech means freedom from consequences. Look at his promise that anyone fired for posts on X will receive legal defense: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1688022163574439937 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1688022163574439937 Though as far as I know, the only thing he's actually done since that promise is this: https://www.ft.com/content/9642f1a5-e1b4-41ec-86f3-30e6d02e5f1b https://www.ft.com/content/9642f1a5-e1b4-41ec-86f3-30e6d02e5... which definitely isn't what people expected him to defend.