But all the Musk bros told me he’s a “free speech absolutist”

Can't you read? Lawyers for Musk are promoting free speech by threatening people with lawsuits. That's how free speech works. /s

Musk: Free for me NOT thee.

"Absolutist," according to him, meant within the laws of whatever country it was operating in. So, 'free speech' North Korean style is something he favors.

I read them in reverse order and indeed the answer is amazing.

As for the letter from Twitter lawyer (Spiro), it does look as it was written by someone without knowledge on the subject... I read Spiro Wikipedia page, and apparently, he is described as a quite successful lawyer, so my best guess is that some low level associate wrote it and Spiro only signed.

You weren't wrong. I decided not to read the drivel from X's lawyers as we all know what they're trying to do (stifle criticism), the response is strong as fuck though.

Thanks for the recommendation, it was a great read. Twitter's letter has all the energy of a 3rd grader writing a persuasive essay against something they know they have no argument for. CCDH however didn't miss.

Reminding Twitter that if they sue, they can and will immediately request information for discovery, including Musk's communications on the matter, is one hell of a threat to end the letter with. Even Elon must have a singular brain cell to know his emails would be incredibly damning.

Makes you wonder why they would limit API access, it's almost like they don't want anyone collecting statistical information about how much garbage there is on the platform…

Never going to happen.

Didn’t he refuse to pay Twitter lawyers that worked for Twitter to force Musk’s hand to buy Twitter? I imagine at this point his lawyer options are pretty slim based on his earned reputation.