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He's not just a random speculator tweeting on the internet. He acts as a spokesperson for the company using his personal twitter account. He can't* merely esc
by klyrs 4y ago
He's not just a random speculator tweeting on the internet. He acts as a spokesperson for the company using his personal twitter account. He can't* merely escape liability by posting shitmemes in between PR statements & baiting investors.
* I mean... if you or I were to operate a company like that, we'd get destroyed, anyway. Whether or not Musk is too rich to face any real consequences for, say, shooting somebody on 5th ave, is an open question.
- wilg 4y agoI'm not saying he would escape liability for shitposting. I'm saying that these statements are all relatively clearly "forward-looking statements".
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoMoreover, when I was promoted to Staff Engineer at a certain company, I had to go through training to drive home the point that if I spoke in public, about company business, I was considered a representative of the company and my statements could lead to legal action against the company because my position was considered a Management-level role. Whether or not he faces any real consequences (unlikely), it will be interesting to see what impact it has on the corporation.
- FireBeyond 4y ago> He acts as a spokesperson for the company using his personal twitter account. Tesla has made corporate filings that @elonmusk is an official communications channel of the company. That's why he was required to have a lawyer vet all his Twitter posts. Even though he plainly and openly ignored that.