Jeff Bezos takes a swipe at Musk's Twitter takeover, suggesting it may give China 'leverage'

Jeff Bezos shared a tweet suggesting China may gain influence over Twitter once Elon Musk buys the company, hinting at Musk's business ties to China.

"My own answer to this question is probably not," Bezos added. "The more likely outcome in this regard is complexity in China for Tesla, rather than censorship at Twitter."Despite the caveat, Bezos' comments are the latest in a long-running feud between the two billionaires.

The pair have frequently sparred over their respective space ambitions over the years. Musk is CEO of SpaceX, while Bezos runs his own space venture, Blue Origin. While Musk has promised to improve Twitter's role as a "digital town square" in which users can speak and debate freely, the takeover has sparked concern from some politicians and campaigners who worry it will give the world's richest man too much control over online discourse.

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