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Hate Canada’s speech Indigenous concerns aired groups for link Musk’s with TwitterChi­na

- By MINLU ZHANG in New York By minluzhang@chinadaily­usa.comRENA LI in Toronto renali@chinadaily­usa.com

Elon Musk, the richest person in the Canada world Indigenous and chief communitie­s executive of are Tesla ready and to SpaceX, embrace has more described Chinese investment­s, himself as a according “free speech to an executive absolutist” at a joint and business has made group. it clear he supports “The more true road unbridled to self-sufficienc­y expression for Canada’s on Twitter. Indigenous people is through economic Now some developmen­t, people in and the they United are positioned States are to raising be full participan­ts concerns about in the economy,” hate speech Sarah after Kutulakos, Musk clinched executive a director $44 billion and deal chief on operating Monday officer to buy of the Twitter Canada — perhaps China Business the world’s Council most (CCBC) influentia­l told social China media Daily. platform —

and Kutulakos take it private. made the comments following Musk, the 50, recent has release been of critical a report — of Preparing Twitter’s policies Indigenous of moderating Groups to Take content On the and China has Market said the — co-released social media by Dentons giant should Canada become LLP and a the genuine CCBC.

forum The potential for free speech. for economic activity is “immense”, “Free speech the is report the bedrock said. of a

functionin­g China is Canada’s democracy, second-largest and Twitter trading is the digital partner. town It has square a large, where growing matters middle vital class to with the an future increasing of demand humanity for are energy, debated,” natural Musk resources, said in a tourism statement. and agri-food (including seafood), Some which observers Canada’s are Indigenous concerned peoples the platform have in could large see supply. an increase

in China disinforma­tion could be and a natural harassment. source of Barrett capital investment Newkirk, a for former Indigenous journalist, communitie­s said he that cut need back infrastruc­ture on his Twitter to increase use because their goods he doesn’t output. find it

that Clearwater productive. Seafoods He said has a the long company history of probably successful operations should provide in the Chinese more oversight market. As the about first Canadian banning seafood accounts company and blocking to open or a sales removing office in hateful China or in offensive the mid-1990s, tweets it has than generated it has been. significan­t revenue from its Chinese “It’s like operations. they should be moving

more In 2020, in that the direction,” Mi’kmaq Coalition Newkirk formed told China by Indigenous Daily. “I will communitie­s admit that I in haven’t Nova been Scotia using and it Newfoundla­nd as much as I and did at Labrador one time, acquired and I think a 50 percent maybe interest they’ve taken in Clearwater. some steps to enhance

their Coast oversight, Tsimshian but Resources my sense owned has by always the Lax been Kw’alaams that they Band should is another be example. doing more, The not company less.” started to sell logs August to China, Kolb, Japan, a student and South at Korea New after York purchasing University, told timber China rights Daily: and Tree “There Farm is Licence a lot of in leeway 2005. for hate

The company’s annual revenues ranged from $12 million to $40 million in the following decade and it produced

I think that a lot of approximat­ely 120 full-time jobs in users logging, might trucking, leave debarking the and longshorin­g. A key part of its strategy

app and look for other was opening a trade office in Beijing.

applicatio­ns.” LNG Canada represents one of the largest energy investment­s in the history August of Canada, Kolb, and a student it is a joint venture

at New York University among several internatio­nal oil and gas companies, including PetroChina. speech The project to be placed places on a the priority app and on a contractin­g lot of informatio­n and procuremen­t is being spread with very, Indigenous-owned very rapidly. businesses So I think as Twitter’s well as with trying local to area curb businesses. that; it’s not a wrong The report direction found to that go in, the especially cooperatio­n because, opportunit­y you know, between the people Indigenous who run communitie­s the app, and it’s China their lies app. in dynamic If they want business no misinforma­tion, growth, shared history they and can do cultural that. affinity, and legal and political

factors “And I that think provide that Elon greater is throwing Indigenous a little control bit of over a very lands money-induced and resources. temper There tantrum, have been that numerous he wants trade to say missions what he between wants to Indigenous say. I think businesses that a lot of and users China might in recent leave years, the especially app and look with for the other “China applicatio­ns.” Strategy” developed However, by the BC some First conservati­ves Nations Energy in the and US Mining cheered Council the in prospect 2017. However, of fewer the controls. report said, “this has so far been a

largely “It finally untapped feels opportunit­y”. like someone is standing Only 17 up percent for a of principle Indigenous that businesses has been going have clients in an opposite in markets direction outside lately: of Canada less and free US, speech, and there less has ability been to only express a limited yourself number — of if you successful are a conservati­ve,” business interactio­ns said US between Representa­tive Chinese companies Bill and Huizenga, Indigenous a businesses Michigan Republican. and communitie­s.

Several Despite Twitter a number users of government on Monday said programs they providing were considerin­g loans and leaving financial the platform support to over Indigenous concerns businesses, that Musk would lack of access reinstate to capital accounts and suspended financing for is a violating major barrier Twitter to business rules against developmen­t hate speech, and The growth Hill reported. in Indigenous

communitie­s. “A big concern There on are Twitter obvious and language social and media cultural is barriers regulating that hate exist speech, between and Indigenous Musk Canadians seems to and be approachin­g their Chinese counterpar­ts. it with the intent of opening But none up and of those deregulati­ng problems some are of “insurmount­able”, them in the guise and of there free are speech,” readily Newkirk available said. solutions, the report said.

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