{"id":5587,"date":"2021-06-02T10:04:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T10:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1355469"},"modified":"2021-06-02T10:04:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T10:04:36","slug":"tesla-hops-on-chinese-social-media-to-police-posts-that-damage-its-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=5587","title":{"rendered":"Tesla hops on Chinese social media to police posts that damage its brand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Tesla owner in China gave a public apology on social media for uploading a video on his TikTok account with a staged \u201cbrake failure\u201d incident.<\/p>\n

The legal department of Tesla China seems to have accused the user for false defamation, which resulted in a new TikTok video where he revokes his previous \u201cclaims.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his apology, the EV owner admits that his Model X had never had a brake issue over the three years he\u2019s owned the vehicle. He also adds that the stunt was for entertainment purposes only.<\/p>\n

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Tesla \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Legal team went after a Tik Tok account, which posted a video showing Model X \u201cbrake failure\u201d. Now they apologize for causing the negative effect to Tesla. The guy in the middle has owned his X for 3 yrs & never had any problems, saying the skit was 4 entertainment only. https:\/\/t.co\/3c8ErewuBx<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/tZ8wi6EmPa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ray4Tesla\u26a1\ufe0f\ud83d\ude98\u2600\ufe0f\ud83d\udd0b (@ray4tesla) June 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After Tesla\u2019s embarrassing moment at the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show<\/a>, where two protesters accused the company of brake failure, its legal department has become more sensitive and assertive when dealing with false information.<\/p>\n

As you can see on the second post above by Ray4Tesla, the company has taken the situation and potential reputation damages very seriously<\/span>. For that reason, its Chinese legal department has opened an account on Weibo, a Chinese equivalent of Twitter, with the task to tackle false claims that create uncertainty and doubts over Tesla\u2019s products. Okay\u2026<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not all. The recent TikTok apology isn\u2019t the only one \u2013 there\u2019s a whole  series of them!<\/p>\n

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JUST IN: here comes another apology. This Tik Toker is publicly apologizing for fabricating untrue story about Tesla. She received a letter from Tesla legal team, demanding immediate removal of her video posted on 5\/15 & apology on Tik Tok for her wrong-doing. Kudos to @Teslacn<\/a>. https:\/\/t.co\/9N9RtzUs12<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/T0b8xowKLf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ray4Tesla\u26a1\ufe0f\ud83d\ude98\u2600\ufe0f\ud83d\udd0b (@ray4tesla) May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As it turns out, Tesla is now censoring social media posts and media outlets. It might sound like a tragicomic of the modern era, but<\/span> it does make sense.<\/p>\n

The Chinese market is of great importance for Tesla. To give an illustration, last year China accounted for 30% of the company\u2019s total car sales.<\/p>\n

Naturally, no company wants false defamation to damage its sales, but I sure wonder if Tesla has its priorities straight. It censors social media videos with inaccurate reports, but it does nothing about videos showing Autopilot misuse<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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