Following a student facing disciplinary action by his university over a controversial Tweet, Elon Musk has employed X lawyers to defend him.

Juan David Campolargo a student of the University of Illinois, is facing disciplinary action which might see him get evicted from his in-campus dormitory along with probation for violating the code of conduct. He was known for using his X account to broadcast events where free food was being distributed around the University campus but accidentally shared an event which was a private function.

Elon Musk when taking over X/Twitter promised to maintain the fundament neutrality of the platform by promoting free speech and while many saw this as a marketing tactic at the time, his actions on this particular incident speak otherwise. Musk has committed his lawyers to defend said student against his university as believes Campolargo is having his rights suppressed.

 “We will do whatever it takes to support your right to free speech!” wrote Musk.

Elon faced a lot of backlash when taking over Twitter, from changing company policies to mass layoffs, the world thought Twitter was going downhill from there but Elon’s implementation of free speech has changed how the platform has operated over recent years and for the better.

The community was surprised to see the Billionaire come to a student’s aid to defend his vision for free speech and the outpour of positive response attests to the face that Elon is delivering at the promises he made when taking over the social media company. The fate of the student is uncertain at the moment, but the lawyers sent a letter to the university, citing how Campolargo was acting within his First Amendment rights when Tweeting.

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