{"id":444562,"date":"2022-05-09T21:40:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-china-could-force-elon-musk-to-censor-twitter\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T21:40:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:40:32","slug":"how-china-could-force-elon-musk-to-censor-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-china-could-force-elon-musk-to-censor-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"#How China could force Elon Musk to censor Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a288803bf0de\" 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-6a288803bf0de\" 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\/how-china-could-force-elon-musk-to-censor-twitter\/#%E2%80%9CHow_China_could_force_Elon_Musk_to_censor_Twitter%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How China could force Elon Musk to censor Twitter&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_China_could_force_Elon_Musk_to_censor_Twitter%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How China could force Elon Musk to censor Twitter&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s purchase of Twitter could spell disaster for the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platform because there\u2019s a danger China may leverage Tesla\u2019s footprint there to force him to censor content online, according to an expert.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Sheridan, the CEO of online brokerage platform Tastyworks, told The Post that Musk\u2019s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter doesn\u2019t bode well for the social media company as well as his other prized businesses \u2014 Tesla and SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a difficult time believing Elon\u2019s purchase of Twitter can possibly end well,\u201d Sheridan told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, the world\u2019s richest person whose personal wealth \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/real-time-billionaires\/#58368de83d78\">valued by Forbes<\/a> at $241 billion \u2014  is derived mainly from his stake in Tesla, has deep business ties to China.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla\u2019s largest factory is in Shanghai, China\u2019s financial hub. It is the only China-based factory that is fully owned and operated by a non-Chinese entity.<\/p>\n<p>In order for US-based companies to do business in China, the government in Beijing normally requires that they form \u201cjoint ventures\u201d with domestic firms. Tesla was exempt from this stipulation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla_China.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"wp-image-22195712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla_China.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla_China.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla_China.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tesla\u2019s access to the lucrative electric vehicle market in China could be used as leverage by the government in Beijing, experts warn.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tesla\u2019s access to China \u2014 the world\u2019s largest electric vehicle market \u2014 has paid enormous dividends. Last year, Tesla sold $13.8 billion worth of electric cars to Chinese consumers \u2014 which accounts for a quarter of the company\u2019s worldwide revenue.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Tesla sold more than 470,000 electric cars that were manufactured in its Shanghai gigafactory. That\u2019s more than half the number of vehicles that Tesla has sold worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla\u2019s growing reliance on China could give the Communist Party-run government leverage over Musk once he acquires Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has vowed to take Twitter private and liberalize its content moderation policies in order to allow for more free speech.<\/p>\n<p>But Sheridan predicted that China may squeeze Musk in an effort to force him to tailor Twitter\u2019s censorship policies so that they are aligned with Beijing\u2019s political interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina embraces free speech about as well as [Chicago] Bears fans embrace [Green Bay Packers quarterback] Aaron Rogers at their dinner table,\u201d Sheridan said.<\/p>\n<p>He predicted to The Post that if Musk plays ball with China, that could endanger SpaceX\u2019s contracts with NASA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla_factory_china3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tesla's massive gigafactory in the financial hub of Shanghai.\" class=\"wp-image-22195709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla_factory_china3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla_factory_china3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Tesla_factory_china3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>China is home to Tesla\u2019s massive gigafactory in the financial hub of Shanghai.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf Elon\u2019s history on Twitter isn\u2019t cause for concern and you believe he will in fact take this seriously,\u00a0you still can\u2019t get around the potential conflicts he\u2019ll encounter with respect to China and even the US government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to try too hard to envision a scenario where\u00a0China exerts pressure on Elon to censor criticism,\u201d Sheridan continued. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd any potential special treatment with respect to China could potentially cost SpaceX existing and\/or future US government contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Musk\u2019s $44 billion bid for Twitter was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by the company\u2019s board of directors last month, billionaire rival Jeff Bezos wondered whether the deal would end up empowering China.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"wp-image-22195698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Elon_Musk_Tesla2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Analysts warn that China could force Musk to censor Twitter if he is intent on maintaining Tesla\u2019s footprint there.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cInteresting question. Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?\u201d\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1518734031566778368\">Bezos asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He shared a New York Times reporter\u2019s tweet that 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.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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