The answer is obvious: it never has been about free speech. Just replace "free speech" with "hate speech" in all of these missives [1][2][3].

[1]: https://theconversation.com/how-do-you-stop-an-ai-model-turn...

[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/elon-musk...

[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/grok-ai-p...