this is certainly a plausible explanation;

Using the power of logic and being able to recognize patterns, what are we to discern about the events unfolding?

In order to fully grasp what is occurring you must first establish the progress of an idea or policy.

We didn’t get to free speech restrictions by happenstance or accident, it was planned.

Criticism of a specific group of people in the US was growing according to groups that track that kind of thing. They dislike the criticism yet cannot legally stop people beyond bullying, censoring, alienating, slander and similar tactics.

What to do?

Create an atmosphere wherein it can be demonstrated that there exists a real need to legally prohibit free speech. How does one do that? Create a movement that can be pushed to criticize that group of people. Now place operatives within that movement that will either directly or through incitement turn those peaceful protests into violent ones and suddenly it’s shouting fire in a movie theater...........more.........