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I'm not from the US so I could be misunderstanding the situation but I think free speech in this context means the ability to say anything (good or bad) against groups of people without moderation. Twitter is more lenient towards specific rhetoric same with all the social sites and their affiliations

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> Twitter is more lenient towards specific rhetoric same with all the social sites and their affiliations

Under Musk, Twitter is lenient towards specific sorts of rhetoric that align with, or at least don't conflict with, his own leanings, and very harsh on certain other types of rhetoric, perhaps most notably criticism of Musk.

Given Google and Apple controlling the biggest app stores, X is forced to have moderation of some form if they want their app to remain listed.

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