<p>Twitter users wasted no time Friday testing the limits of free speech on the platform under new owner Elon Musk, with posts questioning transgender identity and masks.</p>.<p>Hours after Musk took total ownership of the platform, conservative voices celebrated what they said was their newly-reclaimed right to free speech.</p>.<p>Podcaster Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) jumped straight in, tweeting: "BTW turns out men *CANT* get pregnant, Bring it, libs."</p>.<p>The tweet sparked both support and derision, with those apparently in agreement replying with tweets like "Truth," and "This is gonna be a great day."</p>.<p>Others opted to mock the familiar attempt to "own" liberal opponents.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-offbeat/netizens-share-rib-tickling-memes-as-elon-musks-takeover-of-twitter-sinks-in-1157442.html" target="_blank">Netizens share rib-tickling memes as Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter 'sinks in'</a></strong></p>.<p>"Turns out you CAN'T get laid," tweeted @sawthrewit.</p>.<p>The masks that were widely adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic, and which proved divisive in the United States despite scientists recommending their use, were also a popular topic.</p>.<p>"Now that we can tell the truth here after Elon Musk officially took over, I'm just going to come out and say it: Masks don't work," tweeted @ianmSC.</p>.<p>Almost like it was 2020 all over again, the tweet sparked a number of supportive comments and videos showing steamy breath escaping from the side of masks.</p>.<p>It also provoked the expected replies from the other side of the debate.</p>.<p>"So if you need surgery you'd be okay with the medical staff not wearing masks? I mean since they don't work, right?" tweeted @marynol51.</p>.<p>The world's richest man, a self-declared "free speech absolutist," finalised his will-he-won't-he takeover of Twitter late Thursday.</p>.<p>The mercurial Tesla chief tweeted, "let the good times roll," his latest lighthearted gesture signaling his tumultuous, $44 billion bid to take Twitter private was finally done.</p>.<p>Musk has vowed to dial back content moderation, which conservatives say unfairly targets their views.</p>.<p>But detractors warn that without standards, the world's "digital town square" is at risk of becoming a free-for-all of misinformation, with possibly perilous consequences for democracy and public health.</p>.<p>In true Twitter fashion, the conservative-led effort to test boundaries on Friday generated a few tongue-in-cheek efforts.</p>.<p>"Since this platform is allowing free-speech again I would just like to say that cool ranch Doritos are better than nacho cheese," tweeted @KFILE.</p>.<p>While @Alyssafarah looked to set the cat amongst the pigeons with an old saw that never fails to prove incendiary: "The Rolling Stones > the Beatles"</p>
<p>Twitter users wasted no time Friday testing the limits of free speech on the platform under new owner Elon Musk, with posts questioning transgender identity and masks.</p>.<p>Hours after Musk took total ownership of the platform, conservative voices celebrated what they said was their newly-reclaimed right to free speech.</p>.<p>Podcaster Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) jumped straight in, tweeting: "BTW turns out men *CANT* get pregnant, Bring it, libs."</p>.<p>The tweet sparked both support and derision, with those apparently in agreement replying with tweets like "Truth," and "This is gonna be a great day."</p>.<p>Others opted to mock the familiar attempt to "own" liberal opponents.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-offbeat/netizens-share-rib-tickling-memes-as-elon-musks-takeover-of-twitter-sinks-in-1157442.html" target="_blank">Netizens share rib-tickling memes as Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter 'sinks in'</a></strong></p>.<p>"Turns out you CAN'T get laid," tweeted @sawthrewit.</p>.<p>The masks that were widely adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic, and which proved divisive in the United States despite scientists recommending their use, were also a popular topic.</p>.<p>"Now that we can tell the truth here after Elon Musk officially took over, I'm just going to come out and say it: Masks don't work," tweeted @ianmSC.</p>.<p>Almost like it was 2020 all over again, the tweet sparked a number of supportive comments and videos showing steamy breath escaping from the side of masks.</p>.<p>It also provoked the expected replies from the other side of the debate.</p>.<p>"So if you need surgery you'd be okay with the medical staff not wearing masks? I mean since they don't work, right?" tweeted @marynol51.</p>.<p>The world's richest man, a self-declared "free speech absolutist," finalised his will-he-won't-he takeover of Twitter late Thursday.</p>.<p>The mercurial Tesla chief tweeted, "let the good times roll," his latest lighthearted gesture signaling his tumultuous, $44 billion bid to take Twitter private was finally done.</p>.<p>Musk has vowed to dial back content moderation, which conservatives say unfairly targets their views.</p>.<p>But detractors warn that without standards, the world's "digital town square" is at risk of becoming a free-for-all of misinformation, with possibly perilous consequences for democracy and public health.</p>.<p>In true Twitter fashion, the conservative-led effort to test boundaries on Friday generated a few tongue-in-cheek efforts.</p>.<p>"Since this platform is allowing free-speech again I would just like to say that cool ranch Doritos are better than nacho cheese," tweeted @KFILE.</p>.<p>While @Alyssafarah looked to set the cat amongst the pigeons with an old saw that never fails to prove incendiary: "The Rolling Stones > the Beatles"</p>