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free speech is freedom from persecution from the government, not from your employer.

Tesla has about 100,000 employees yet people seem to operate under the absurd assumption that Elon is in every meeting, in every scrum, and sits in a cubicle managing the HR department. This is most definitely the decision of legal and HR and there’s an excellent chance Elon Musk knows nothing about it.

I can be fired at my 10k employee company after 20 years of service and the CEO will never know of my existence.

Free speech doesn't mean no consequences.

I really doubt he is the one who fired the person. He could however reinstate them, if there's valid reason to.