> The case for free speech absolutism has never looked more questionable

I do not see free speech absolutism, I see a hidden agenda. Facebook is a platform used as a hate spreading megaphone. That is the reality that is being defended, free speech is, sadly, a red herring for many people. Let defend whistleblowers, let defend the free press, and stop pretending that Facebook represent freedom of speech values, because it does not. Defending absolute freedom of speech but then telling a platform what it should say it's at best native at worst willingly damaging.