"Principled positions" aren't exactly Musk's forte. See also: sending private investigators after the guy he falsely called a pedophile, his vendetta against a single lawyer, trying start up an "alternative facts" news site after mainstream media wrote a series of articles about poor safety conditions in Tesla facilities, etc.

Don't get me wrong, I agree with his statements that Twitter and the internet at large need less censorship and thicker skin. I just don't have any faith those statements are going to be backed up because Elon Musk is a petulant child.

I don't think everybody else is going to receive the same degree of patience.

What does freedom of speech have to do with posting on twitter?

What does freedom of speech mean, in your mind? Is it ok to shout "fire" in a crowded theatre?