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Why Tesla’s China Ties Could Be a Problem for Elon Musk’s Twitter | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ


Elon Musk’s new ownership of Twitter could be affected by the ties one of his other companies, Tesla, has to China. The electric-vehicle company sources materials and builds and sells its cars there. But Beijing is often sensitive about what is said about it on social media. Could this affect Mr. Musk’s plans for content moderation on Twitter?

WSJ Heard on the Street Europe Editor Stephen Wilmot joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss.

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