After Twitter accepted Elon Musk‘s offer to buy the social media company for a staggering $44 billion, the reaction on the site was swift and hysterical. Among other claims, some partisans saw Musk’s takeover as a danger to democracy itself and proof that regulation of social media is needed now more than ever. In response, Musk called it an “extreme antibody reaction from those who fear free speech.” It appears this massive new venture is off to a great start.

It will be some time before Twitter users and the general public see what dramatic shifts Musk and his team may or may not have in store. Twitter, like other companies, creates rules for use. No one is required to create an account, and no one is owed anything by Twitter. While all of this is true, it’s also true that Twitter has both leaned left and favored the Left for years. Twitter’s rules aren’t applied evenly across the board. Politicians and/or “problem” accounts may get suspended or banned. Meanwhile, bad actors, terror-supporting dictators, and communist regimes and their representatives enjoy free rein. Those wildly unbalanced actions may be Twitter’s right, but they’re nothing short of glaringly biased.