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It’s free speech! /s
On a serious note is the free speech for US citizens only or does it cover troll bot accounts from hostile countries? Because I can kind of see it as similar to the 2nd amendment in that it was written when technology was very different and it made a lot more sense. Like the bible and eating shellfish
From what I understand, there's (at least) two kinds of free speech. There's free speech as in the government will not restrict your speech, which is important for criticizing the state without fear of being locked up. Then there's the fanatical idea of maximizing speech: that the marketplace of ideas requires minimal limitations on what can be said anywhere, and the 'best ideas' will naturally rise to the top.
The problem with the latter is that it is incredibly noisy, easy to manipulate, and often an illusion anyway. Proponents of the latter in the US will use the former as cover, but they are different things. The ~~2nd~~ 1st Amendment has nothing to do with your ability to moderate private spaces. Removing trolls, enforcing rules, and focusing discussion are all necessary for engaging in useful dialogue.
The Elon Musks of the world are both wrong and fuckin' nuts, in my opinion. Often, what they really want is for the consensus of a place of discussion to more closely align with their own ideals. They think, "I am right, others disagree, therefore there must be some fundamental flaw in the system." The simpler explanation is that they're a moron.