Regular reminder that as much as we often talk in the language of lofty principles when discussing content moderation, "brand safety" is a real behind the scenes driver and advertisers' understanding of "free speech" is unlikely to be the same as yours...https://twitter.com/daphnehk/status/1398318473193811971 …
The point is that was the biggest attempt at advertiser influence, and just like you say it was risible.