The problem with X is, even if Elon is totally committed to free speech (I believe he really is) the perception is hard to shake as he is very active politically. Maybe this is why tradition media has usually had a political leaning.
He frivolously sued orgs whose speech affects his bottom line in order to bankrupt them, like the Center for Countering Digital Hate, MediaMatters or Global Alliance for Responsible Media. There was him folding without a fight to censorship requests from India and Turkey. There's him banning the use of 'cis' and 'cisgender' on Twitter, and Pro-Palestinian phrase "from the river to the sea".
Altogether, it paints a picture of someone whose stated commitment to free-speech is not backed by facts, and entirely self-serving.
But it has been ongoing, eg https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-st..., https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/elon-musk-led-twitter-suspen..., https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2024/01/09/elon-mus...
“ On December 16, 2022, Musk stated that account access would only be restricted for seven days[2][3][5] and on December 17, 2022, some accounts were reportedly restored with Musk citing Twitter community polls as the reason for the reversal.”
This was something to do with tracking Musk’s location and sharing it on Twitter, according to your link.
I can’t be bothered to validate your secondary links.
That’s a shame. They’re more challenging for you to refute.