Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion dollars. Los and Bertram debate if this is a triumph for free speech, or if something far more sinister is at play.

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Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Now what? | Vox
Even Elon Musk doesn’t know what he means by free speech | Vox
How Elon Musk Plans to Change Twitter | WSJ - YouTube
A one-time appeal to billionaires to help fight famine | World Food Programme
How billionaire Elon Musk’s fortune could end world hunger | World Economic Forum
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Elon Musk Is Right That Twitter Should Follow the First Amendment | The Atlantic
NAACP's Message to Elon Musk | NAACP
Elon Musk’s Twitter ‘free speech’ mirage | The Hill
Tesla’s Ambitions in India Will Test Elon Musk’s Commitment to 'Free Speech' | TIME
What Does Free Speech Mean? | US Courts

Elon Musk Buys Twitter: A Win for Free Speech or Something More Sinister?