As Musk bids for Twitter, his fight to tweet freely hits snag


The judge’s decision tips the scales heavily in favour of Tesla investors who are suing Musk and Tesla for as much as US$12bil (RM51.90bil) in trading losses they blame on the go-private tweets. — RYAN LASH/TED Conferences/AFP

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk earned the nickname “Teflon Elon” by successfully fighting off multiple legal challenges. But a recent court ruling suggests his run of personal victories may be endangered.

Last week, it was revealed that a San Francisco judge had determined that one of Musk’s 2018 tweets about taking his company private was a lie.

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