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Elon Musk addresses layoffs, remote work and 'free speech' during his first meeting with Twitter employees
CNN
Elon Musk on Thursday doubled down on his desire to relax content restrictions on Twitter during a meeting with employees, some of whom have previously raised concerns about how the billionaire might change the platform.
In his first town hall event with Twitter employees since agreeing to acquire the company, Musk faced a series of questions about his stance on content moderation and reiterated his desire to allow all legal speech on Twitter (TWTR), even when that includes so-called "lawful but awful" content such as extremism or abuse.
"I think it's essential to have free speech and for people to be able to communicate freely," Musk said.