My dude doesn’t even allow all legally-required speech in his factories, nor does he squelch all illegal hostile speech and discriminatory behavior there. #OnHere he has repeatedly said things that the law doesn’t permit. 
I mean, that is not even the most egregiously wrong misunderstanding this tweet displays about the company he proposes to run, in an industry where he will go from mere participant to one of the biggest players.
Anyone who has moderated an internet forum at any level knows that maintaining free speech doesn't just mean preventing excessive moderation, but also preventing the heckler's veto. You can't tolerate intolerance. Cf. Popper's original words: skepchick.org/2017/08/popper…
To borrow another analogy, all markets need regulation, even the marketplace of ideas. Platforms can and should go farther than government regulation might. Musk has benefited enormously from market regulation, so understands that on some level.
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