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What if the Chinese government forces Elon to ban criticism of China? Nice EV business you have there in Shanghai...be a shame if...you know..
by nova22033 4y ago
What if the Chinese government forces Elon to ban criticism of China? Nice EV business you have there in Shanghai...be a shame if...you know..
- throwaway_1928 4y agoA very good point and a likely scenario.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y agoI'm sure China got Apple to give them all their users' data, then /s
- dymk 4y agoApple hosts Chinese user data in China, yes.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y agoSounds good to me. As a European, I wish my data was hosted in Europe, too.
- programmarchy 4y agoJust to play devil's advocate, he could also reverse that and threaten to promote criticism of China if they don't play ball.
- throwaway_1928 4y agoElon: "Maybe the CCP should be worried. About me." Carson Wells: "They aren't. You're not cut out for this. You're just a guy that happened to start an electric car company."
- cmckn 4y agoTwitter has not been available in China since 2009. I think the CCP is much more interested in controlling what Chinese citizens see than what foreigners say in other countries. Still, interesting to think about.
- sytelus 4y agoOr current US administration (whoever it is) forces to him to do X. Nice big space company you have there... be a shame if you were lose government contracts and face severe delays in getting permits...
- topspin 4y agoDepending on your cynicism levels the current admin is already tripping up SpaceX: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/30/nasa-tells-spacex-to-halt-lunar-lander-work-pending-contract-challenges.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/30/nasa-tells-spacex-to-halt-lu...
- lutorm 4y agoThat was not the admin, it was BO. While the award was challenged, the government could not expend any funds on it.