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Coverage dated April 25, 2022

Jeff Bezos raises questions about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover

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Amazon's founder has wondered whether Musk's $44bn takeover will give the Chinese government more leverage on Twitter.

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  1. Newsweek

    Jeff Bezos raises questions about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Amazon's founder has wondered whether Musk's $44bn takeover will give the Chinese government more leverage on Twitter.

  2. Bloomberg

    China May Relish Musk's Twitter Takeover (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Beijing could exploit Tesla’s large presence in the country as a source of leverage over the social media channel.

  3. Legitgov

    Jeff Bezos takes a swipe at Musk's Twitter takeover, suggesting it may give China 'leverage' (opens Legitgov)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Jeff Bezos shared a tweet suggesting China may gain influence over Twitter once Elon Musk buys the company, hinting at Musk’s business ties to China.

  4. FOX Business

    Bezos launches China conspiracy theory after Musk buys Twitter (opens FOX Business)

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    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday mulled whether China has gained leverage over what happens on Twitter now that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has secured a $44 billion deal with the social media company.

  5. NewsBusters

    NBC & ABC Hype Bezos Claim of Musk (Probably Not) Under China’s Influence (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    On Tuesday, both NBC’s Today show and ABC’s Good Morning America hyped a suggestion from Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos that fellow billionaire and new Twitter owner Elon Musk might be under the influence of China’s authoritarian regime given the amount of business the Tesla CEO…

  6. Inc.

    Jeff Bezos Just Took a Shot at Elon Musk on Twitter. It Did Not Go Well (opens Inc.)

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    Inc.'s feed description

    Amazon's founder pulled on a thread that Musk would open Twitter up to Chinese interference only to have his argument unravel.

  7. The Guardian

    Jeff Bezos questions China’s influence over Elon Musk’s Twitter (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Amazon founder raises concerns after Tesla boss strikes $44bn deal to buy social media platform

  8. Insider

    Jeff Bezos speculates whether Tesla's ties to China will give the country any leverage over a Musk-owned Twitter (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Twitter announced Monday that it accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout offer after initially being resistant to the Tesla CEO's takeover proposal.

  9. Washington Times

    Bezos questions China’s influence over Twitter through Musk (opens Washington Times)

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    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos questioned whether China has gained influence over Twitter’s operations through Elon Musk’s impending takeover of the social media company.

  10. The Week

    Jeff Bezos wonders on Twitter if Elon Musk just handed China 'a bit of leverage' over U.S. discourse (opens The Week)

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  11. Geek Wire

    Bezos weighs in on Musk’s Twitter takeover: ‘Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?’ (opens Geek Wire)

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    Geek Wire's feed description

    Get your popcorn ready. Jeff Bezos just made his first public comments about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in a bold way, surfacing a tweet from New York Times reporter Mike Forsythe highlighting…

  12. Forbes

    Could Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Give China Influence Over The Site? (opens Forbes)

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    Tesla’s reliance on its Shanghai plant, built with Chinese bank loans, and low-cost local suppliers underpin its profitability. Observers wonder if that opens a door for China to pressure Musk to moderate content it dislikes.

  13. Forbes

    Does Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Give China Influence Over The Site? (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Tesla’s reliance on its Shanghai plant, built with Chinese bank loans, and low-cost local suppliers underpin its profitability. Observers wonder if that opens a door for China to pressure Musk to moderate content it dislikes.

  14. Hot Air

    Does Musk's Twitter takeover mean China now has leverage over America's town square? (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    We live in an age of wonders, in which the world’s second-richest person can troll the richest on the platform the latter just bought. The purchase of which seemed to be an elaborate form of tro...

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