The title here is false, although it matches the article’s title. The actual quote from the interview is: > Elon Musk doesn’t defend free expression. His socia

The title here is false, although it matches the article’s title. The actual quote from the interview is: > Elon Musk doesn’t defend free expression. His social network curates the discourse of the extreme-right. Appropriating a noble cause — such as freedom of expression — when what you really do is the opposite is very dishonest. I’m not a fan of Mr. Musk. And I would love for him to be the first man on Mars. The article’s false title aside, this is just an unhinged take from Rushdie, with a weird claim about a social network “curating” discourse with zero evidence. Twitter/X is far more supportive of free speech now than it was before Elon took it over. The prior ten years were one big censorship machine aligned to progressive politics. They literally banned a sitting president with very weak justification. That’s unthinkable today.