By Kirk O’Neil Will Elon Musk be committed to protecting free speech as sole owner of Twitter? Elon Musk’s devotion to free speech is the reason he says he has decided to buy Twitter. At least, that’s how he frames it. But will he really be a “free speech absolutist” as owner of the company, which he has described himself in the past on the social media platform? Is Elon Musk For or Against Free Speech?”I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy,” Musk sa…