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Tesla has sued customers and journalists in China — and won most times, review finds (www.cbsnews.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father's panicked voice: The brakes don't work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.

Stunned, Zhang gazed at the deflating airbag in front of her. She could never have imagined what was to come: Tesla sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the car's brakes — and won. A Chinese court ordered Zhang to pay more than $23,000 in damages and publicly apologize to the $1.1 trillion company.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago

A chilling reminder that billionaires are never your friend. Ever. We are meat for their grinder.

Expect similar in the US as they gut and dismantle customer protection services.

[–] tabular 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you need to ask a company for data recorded from YOUR hardware then something has gone wrong.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Now we know what to expect in the near future here in the USA.