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Re:SEC Asks Manhattan Federal Court to Hold Elon Musk in Con... by vinay_ys on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @01:35AM (#19252418)
So apparently, Elon's twitter account is seen as source of official news about Tesla by investors [0]. Given that, it is reasonable for SEC to take this position.

But on a bigger scheme, it is sad to see this happening while "puffery" is legal and the damage it is causing is far bigger than anything elon's tweets have caused. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0CyBv18A5k

0. This line is in the 2013 8-K filing by Tesla: "For additional information, please follow Elon Musk’s and Tesla’s Twitter accounts: twitter.com/elonmusk and twitter.com/TeslaMotors "

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Re:SEC Asks Manhattan Federal Court to Hold Elon Musk in Con... by dragonwriter on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @06:16PM (#19267788)
Puffery is a form of lying to consumers, Musk's problem is with laws around lying to investors.

“Capitalism” wasn't named “capitalism” by it's opponents because it protects consumers and leaves capitalists out in the cold.

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