Twitter uncertainty that has been going on since last week has finally come to an end. For Elon Musk, who will pay $ 44 billion for all of his Twitter shares, statements from his competitors were not delayed. Finally, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, expressed his concerns.
The second richest person in the world made a statement on Twitter, targeting Elon Musk’s connections with China. Bezos questioned whether the Beijing administration would have an impact on the social media platform.
Jeff Bezos criticized Musk’s Twitter purchase over China
Jeff Bezos made a remarkable comment about Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase. Sharing his thoughts after the completion of the purchase, the founder of Amazon underlined that China can gain influence on Twitter.
Elon Musk’s electric car brand Tesla is important in China has a market share. The EV manufacturer, which sells the most cars to China after the USA, established a factory in Shanghai in 2018. It also has huge deals with Chinese companies to supply parts for electric cars.
The second richest person in the world made a statement that draws attention to this tight partnership between Musk and China. Implying its trade ties with China, “Did the Chinese government put pressure on town square (he mentions Twitter)?” asked a question.
However, this statement of Bezos seems even more interesting since Twitter is banned in China. The “Great Firewall” of the Beijing administration for the internet; It blocks US-based social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Bezos tweeted following his question: “My answer to this question is probably no. For Tesla, the situation in China is more complicated than Twitter censorship.”
Also, saying that Musk can successfully control the complexity in China, “We’ll see, though. Musk is extremely good at these kinds of complexities,” he said.
It should not be forgotten that Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk faced each other especially in the space race. The duo, who challenge each other with Blue Origin and SpaceX companies, are also in a race for the title of the richest person in the world.
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