Twitter Hypocrites on Parade

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Prior to Elon Musk buying Twitter. it was the standard answer to anybody complaining that they were censored by mods that “it’s a private company, they can do what they want”. Or, “If you don’t like it, make your own platform.” Or, “Freedom of speech isn’t freedom from consequences.”

Never mind the implicit assumption, very much meant to go unexamined, that what the consequences will be (and for which crimes)…