New York ¨C Elon Musk¡¯s decision to abruptly suspend several journalists from Twitter sparked an outcry Friday from First Amendment advocates, threats of sanctions from European regulators, and questions about the social media platform¡¯s future as a gathering place for news and ideas.
But as people debated complex, novel issues of free speech and online censorship, the move also underscored the role of a simpler, more enduring element of American life: the press baron.
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