https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/04/21/musk-wants-free-speech-on-twitter-after-spending-years-silencing-critics/ > By Dana Hull, Sarah Frier and Maxwell Adler | Bloomberg > If Elon Musk is able to take over Twitter Inc., his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions — something he calls “essential to a functioning democracy.” But Musk, who is famously sensitive to criticism, has a mixed record on championing the cause.