'Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage?': Billionaire Jeff Bezos accuses rival Elon Musk of being in the pocket of the CCP because China is Tesla's second largest market
Jeff Bezos on Monday questioned whether Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter would bring the company under Chinese influence
A New York Times reporter pointed out that Tesla's second largest market is China, and China makes Tesla batteries, giving Beijing 'leverage' over Musk
Bezos tweeted: 'Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?'
Famous faces have vowed to leave Twitter after new broke of Musk's successful takeover bid
Employees have expressed concern about Musk's free speech plan, with the 50-year-old vowing to end Twitter's restrictions on who can tweet and what they say
On Monday the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, said the decision whether or not to reinstate Donald Trump - banned for inciting violence - was one for Musk
British actress Jameela Jamil told her million followers that she would no longer be tweeting, and Star Trek's George Takei warned it would become hate-filled
Musk urged critics to remain on the platform - but Joy-Ann Reid said: 'He needs y'all to stay on here so his 'free speech' people can harass you for fun'
Some expressed hope that Twitter employees would launch a unionization effort
By Adam Manno and Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:00 EDT, 25 April 2022 | Updated: 06:15 EDT, 26 April 2022
Jeff Bezos on Monday questioned whether his fellow billionaire Elon Musk could be making Twitter vulnerable to pressure from China, as a result of Musk's extensive business liabilities in the Asian nation.
'Interesting question,' mused Bezos, who in 2013 bought The Washington Post with a view to protecting free speech and supporting journalism.
'Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?'
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