"Adults should be trusted to determine what kind of content is harmful (if such a thing exists) without the assistance of Twitter employees and their “partners.” And, are these warnings actually meant to protect people or simply to shield Twitter from corporate liability? I think we can guess what the answer is."

This assumes a lot about the average reader and their critical thinking skills. Which unfortunately are in a critical decline and grossly missing in modern discourse. I'd like to remind the author that the internet is for anyone. Adults, dogs, children, teenagers, etc. Well-educated, informed adults are not the only folks being influenced by what is on the Internet. With our still rather new-found ability for anyone to publish anything on the Internet comes a responsibility for us a society to address misinformation - regardless of where it's published or by whom.

For example, you mention the confusion around the CDC changing their stance on wearing masks. While they did a poor job communicating the change (more evidence becoming available that the virus spreads via the air), your jab only furthers distrust in the professionals and experts we need to rely on during emergencies such as a global pandemic (See "The Death of Expertise" and the further erosion of critical thinking, rise of righteous ignorance, and lacking trust in professionals).

Leveraging the danger of misinformation in the time of a global pandemic to argue against "censorship" is a distasteful hot take. It's barely tangential to WordPress, which is obstinately what the Tavern is about.

For more on the confusion around the pandemic I'd suggest folks take a look at this article I found comprehensive and well-written. Of course, don't just trust me or one source. :)