I think you two are saying the same thing.

Elon (and others) will stay silent unless pressed on the issue, and even then it’s betting odds.

I'm definitely not saying the same thing.

I expect almost zero hypocrisy from "free speech absolutists", I expect them to be ideologically consistent and loud about it. FIRE in particular has a tremendous track record of doing so.

Elon is a bit of an outlier in his more hypocritical track record.