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Makes you wonder: for what reason did they actually care about banning fascists, if not for philosophical free speech reasons?

>>Modern+(OP)
It seems plainly obvious that Musk was radicalized into a far-right conservative by the one-two punch of transphobia (his kid came out as trans, Grimes left him for a trans woman, and he'd always been somewhat transphobic) and lost profits due to COVID policy. This put him in alignment with the most radical wing of social media - the anti-COVID measures and anti-trans community.

Combine this with a general support of conservative fiscal policy as a wealthy business-owner and the libertarian ideals of a gen-X nerd who came of age during "information wants to be free" and obviously suffering from a compulsive social media addiction (pot calling kettle black here), and it's no surprise he's completely bought into "free speech conservatism", where slander and hatred are placed on even footing with legitimate political argument.