Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

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National story. 43 articles from 26 sources. 24 are on the bar; 2 are international, entertainment or tech outlets, listed separately. Updated Apr 27, 2022.

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Left

6 sources
Slate MagazineLeft· Apr 27, 2022

Elon Musk Says He Wants Free Speech on Twitter. But for Whom?

The AtlanticLean Left· Apr 27, 2022

Elon Musk Isn't Buying Twitter to Defend Free Speech

VoxLeft· Apr 26, 2022

Even Elon Musk doesn’t know what he means by free speech

New York TimesLean Left· Apr 26, 2022

Elon Musk and the Gray of ‘Free Speech’

Government ExecutiveLean Left· Apr 26, 2022

What Does Musk's Purchase of Twitter Mean for Disinformation?

Center

12 sources
Ran by 11 outlets· WHAS Louisville, 13News Now Norfolk, +9 more
WHAS LouisvilleCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

13News Now NorfolkCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

WFAA DallasCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

12News Now BeaumontCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

FOX 61 HartfordCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

KIII Corpus ChristiCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

ABC 10 SacramentoCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

KVUECenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

FOX 43 YorkCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

KHOU HoustonCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

News Center MaineLean Left· Apr 27, 2022

Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

PoynterCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Elon Musk touts free speech. What exactly does that mean?

The HillCenter· Apr 27, 2022

Elon Musk says he’ll set Twitter free, but some say it’s not so simple

KVIA El PasoCenter· Apr 26, 2022

Musk's 'free speech' push for Twitter: Repeating history?

The EconomistCenter· Apr 26, 2022

Elon Musk is taking Twitter’s “public square” private

Right

6 sources
Hot AirRight· Apr 27, 2022

Twitter under Elon Musk will be a scary place

RedStateRight· Apr 27, 2022

Elon Musk Is Not a ‘Racist’ Because He Supports Free Speech on Twitter

Washington TimesLean Right· Apr 26, 2022

Musk can turn Twitter around

Fox NewsRight· Apr 26, 2022

Elon Musk is 'untrustworthy and brilliant,' Americans weigh in on Twitter buy

The Daily CallerRight· Apr 26, 2022

Sunny Hostin Claims Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Is ‘About Free Speech Of Straight, White Men’

Other outlets

International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage

Left

2 articles
The Times of IsraelLean Left· Apr 26, 2022

Is Elon Musk’s push for ‘free speech’ on Twitter just a case of deja vu?

The GuardianLean Left· Apr 27, 2022

The Guardian view on Twitter: when free speech costs a bomb | Editorial

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The story so far

2 developments
  1. Apr 25, 2022How Musk could — and couldn't — transform Twitter
  2. Apr 27, 2022Is Elon Musk's push for 'free speech' on Twitter repeating history?

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