Nevertheless, others have expressed a mixture of doubt and concern about Musk’s vision for unfettered free speech on the platform.
“Musk has said he supports unrestricted free speech. Twitter will be more toxic w/o suspensions and bans. There’s no reason to buy the defacto *public square if not for *private gain (I realize it’s a public co),” tweeted Christian author and podcaster Marty Duren. “Qanon and other conspiracy theorists will only get worse.”
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“I’m very open to seeing what Elon Musk might do, but I also think this website is broken more for cultural reasons and less because of moderation policies. It has a right/left user base that drives itself somewhat crazy, for different reasons,” said Christian political commentator David French.
“I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,” Musk tweeted on Monday.
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This article has been updated for clarity.
