Just a year ago, Elon Musk pledged to assist anyone sued over his tweets, citing that his actions on X (formerly Twitter) were solely to strengthen freedom of speech. Now, this promise is particularly tested due to the dismissal of an employee at Tesla.
Joseph Feisel Noserath worked as a senior engineer at Tesla and even published three books on technology. But as of October 7, he came under sharp criticism for anti-Israel remarks. Among other things, he argued that Israel "lies" when claiming Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis, that Hamas terrorists raped Israeli women, and mutilated Israeli infants' heads. He also claimed that the war began with a "Jewish terror attack." Since then, he has closed his profile for free viewing.
This week, Noserath was fired from Tesla because of these tweets. There are already questions on social media whether Musk will uphold his promise and assist Noserath in suing the car manufacturer he manages.
Meanwhile, Sullivan & Cromwell, the law firm serving Tesla, Google, and investment banks HSBC and Goldman Sachs, has hired a company specializing in background checks to examine job candidates. Sullivan & Cromwell seeks to determine if applicants for the company participated in anti-Semitic protests against Jews.
"Sullivan & Cromwell will investigate news segments, social media updates, and viral videos to determine if anyone applying for a job participated in protests containing anti-Semitic content," said Joseph Schenker, a senior at the law firm, to the New York Times.