Re: "preventing free speech and internet security"
"As for Tor, it was a good idea, but it is being used by some of the worst people on the planet to conduct their despicable business. By being part of that, you are just allowing them to continue reaping illegal money or worse."
I do websites and use Tor weekly at least to diagnose network issues. Never thought of myself as "one of the worst people on the planet"; nor has the website-herding business ever been described to me as "despicable" (although some of the SEO types can be a bit iffy).
Tor use does not automatically imply evil, illegal, or even immoral intent.