{"id":437650,"date":"2022-04-26T15:15:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-questions-chinas-role-on-elon-musks-twitter\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T15:15:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:15:11","slug":"jeff-bezos-questions-chinas-role-on-elon-musks-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-questions-chinas-role-on-elon-musks-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos questions China&#8217;s role on Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df921c5b62\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df921c5b62\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-questions-chinas-role-on-elon-musks-twitter\/#%E2%80%9CJeff_Bezos_questions_Chinas_role_on_Elon_Musks_Twitter%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jeff Bezos questions China&#8217;s role on Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJeff_Bezos_questions_Chinas_role_on_Elon_Musks_Twitter%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jeff Bezos questions China&#8217;s role on Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shared a conspiracy that Elon Musk\u2019s takeover of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> could empower China \u2014 just to later admit it was \u201cprobably\u201d unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post owner took aim at the only person in the world richer than him soon after Musk called his new $44 billion purchase \u201cthe digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInteresting question. Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1518734031566778368\">Bezos asked<\/a> late Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He shared a New York Times reporter\u2019s tweet which noted how China was the second biggest market for Tesla, Musk\u2019s pioneering electric car company that also opened its first overseas factory in Shanghai.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is blocked in China, giving it no leverage over the site \u2014 which the Bezos-shared conspiracy suggested could change under Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after getting thousands of reshares for his tweet, Bezos followed up by admitting he did not really believe it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-80.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos.\" class=\"wp-image-22036235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-80.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cDid the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?\u201d Jeff Bezos asked about Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy own answer to this question is probably not,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1518758025946800131\">added in a follow-up<\/a> tweet that fetched fewer views.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more likely outcome in this regard is complexity in China for Tesla, rather than censorship at Twitter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s foreign ministry also insisted on Tuesday that there was no basis to suggest Beijing could try to use leverage over Tesla in order to influence content on Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-79.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk.\" class=\"wp-image-22036239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-79.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>China is the second biggest market for Tesla,<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Patrick Pleul\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk\u2019s currently the world\u2019s richest person, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#7e0b4a1d3d78\">according to Forbes<\/a> which puts his wealth at $268 billion \u2014 nearly $100 billion more than second-place Bezos and his $171 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla said it had no comment, and Twitter did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>However, Musk made clear Monday that he did not fear those criticizing his takeover of the site, which he vowed to restore to free speech principles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-78.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos.\" class=\"wp-image-22036241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/twitter-78.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Bezos later admitted that his theory about China and Elon Musk was \u201cprobably\u201d unfounded.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Andrew Harrer\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,\u201d he wrote on his new site.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on Monday night also called Musk\u2019s $44 billion takeover and privatization of the social media platform the \u201cright path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon\u2019s goal of creating a platform that is \u2018maximally trusted and broadly inclusive\u2019 is the right one,\u201d Dorsey\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1518772757340639232\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said that \u201cElon is the singular solution I trust. 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