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Is Tesla a media company now?

• fzeroracer 4y ago
  Elon owns both Twitter and Tesla/SpaceX etc. The US government has a significant number of contracts for both companies and directly funds their ventures.
  • mgiannopoulos 4y ago
    What contract does Tesla have with the government?
• tjnaylor 4y ago
  I feel like if labels like government-funded are going to be applied more commonly, shouldn't labels like media as well receive liberal and literal treatment as long as it technically applies? Tesla's twitter account produces and publishes media for the public to consume. Why not label Tesla's account as "corporate funded" media as opposed to "state funded" media for something like NPR? Are corporate interests not likely to bias content as well in a way that would be worth being aware of? If so, why not be consistent about labeling for potential sources of bias consistently. If not, what criteria should be met for being considered media that Tesla's twitter account does not meet?