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Eugene

(62,674 posts)
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 04:21 PM Feb 2022

Elon Musk says US is trying to 'chill' his free speech

Source: BBC

Elon Musk says US is trying to 'chill' his free speech

February 17, 2022

Tesla boss Elon Musk has accused US regulators of targeting him for "unrelenting investigation" because of his criticism of the government.

In a court filing, the billionaire says the Securities and Exchange Commission has engaged in "outsized efforts" to monitor the firm that "seem calculated to chill his exercise" of free speech.

The letter heightens the battle between Mr Musk and financial regulators over his social media activity.

His Twitter posts often move markets.

In 2018, the SEC ordered Mr Musk to submit to increased oversight of his posts about Tesla as part of a settlement into claims that he misled investors in 2018 with a post about taking the electric car company private.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60420157


Elon Musk's Twitter posts have brought him to the attention of financial regulators. (Reuters)

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Elon Musk says US is trying to 'chill' his free speech (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2022 OP
Meme? Me me me me me me me me me me. FreepFryer Feb 2022 #1
I don't give a damn about Elon Musk's free speech. I want to know when we get ours. /nt bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #2
Just Another doofus that doesn't understand free speech PortTack Feb 2022 #3
Fuck that guy. Let him move to Russia. 634-5789 Feb 2022 #4
Musk is completely free to be an asshole. C_U_L8R Feb 2022 #5
Phony Stark says what? SledDriver Feb 2022 #6

C_U_L8R

(45,705 posts)
5. Musk is completely free to be an asshole.
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 05:08 PM
Feb 2022

And the whole world is free to ridicule him for it.

GO FREEDOM !

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