It’s not complicated: Elon can do whatever he wants with Twitter, just as Twitter could do what it wanted pre-Elon.

Then, Twitter wanted to build a space aimed at inclusivity and avoided disinformation. Musk wants to build something different. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/16/elon-musk-twitter-trump/?itid=ap_philipbump

The debate over speech on Twitter is as uncomplicated as it is unhinged

Sure, Elon Musk can do what he wants. That was always the case. The issue is what business he's building — and how it fits into political narratives.

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@pbump The part that amazes me (well, not so much) is all of those conservative people, complaining for years about how they were censored and stripped of their “freedom of speech,” all of a sudden seen to understand that Twitter is a private company that can moderate as they choose, and now those folks have no problem with it. 🤔 🙄 🤷‍♂️