Elon Musk loves to brand himself as a “free speech absolutist” but when it comes to authoritarian regimes like Turkey, that principle evaporates instantly. Pre-Musk Twitter, for all its flaws, at least pushed back against censorship requests - now, X bends the knee without hesitation.

Shadow-banning opposition voices is a gift to governments that fear open debate, and Musk is complicit.

Free speech isn’t free if it only applies where it’s convenient.