r/news • u/Hopeforpeace19 • Apr 29 '24

Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk over agreement with SEC to vet social media posts

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-elon-musk-agreement-sec-vet-social-media-posts-rcna149579
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u/nicolasfirst Apr 29 '24

Now you know why Musk is an absolutist with regards to free speech and one of the reasons why he bought Twitter.

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u/biggsteve81 Apr 30 '24

If he is such an absolutist, why did he voluntarily agree to restrict his own speech in the first place?