cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/15293533
Article: Tesla Allegedly Disables Rapper’s Cybertruck After Song Critique.
In any sane world that would be a trivial lawsuit to win
They made his car "cease & desist"
Submitted 2 weeks ago by kingofras@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
doubtful since a case would be in texas with the judge who owns tesla shares
huquad@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
That’s why they said sane
thegr8goldfish@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
Totally reasonable. I wish every electronic device would brick itself if it heard you talking shit about it. People are too rude to toasters.
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Your wish would destroy the printers market
Salvo@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
HP are already doing that with the policy on bootleg ink and toner.
magikmw@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Cannot come quick enough.
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure my older hp printer heard me talking vaguely about my 3d printer that was being a pain and went on strike. “Printing Head not found”
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Theyre bricking themselves for free
redditron_2000_4@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The clankers won’t spare you when the AI extermination starts.
Mim@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Clankers?!?
Are you a droidphobe like Cal Cestis?!?
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Rude? No, no no, that’s a misunderstand. It’s call percussion maintenance SLAP
Cocopanda@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Don’t feel bad for dumbasses who bought Nazi cars.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m sure he’s REAL motivated to clean up a song in order to use a vehicle that was bad enough to warrant a dis track.
Salvo@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I’m not going to listen to it but apparently it isn’t a dis track, it is a load of wank about how rich he is that he can afford a Cybertruck.
Apparently the author also declined to listen to it, but they are a Journalist; it is their job to listen to it.
PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
This is vital context. They didn't disable his truck because he talked trash about it. He loves his Cybertruck. They disabled it because he's black and dances around like a black person while he's talking about it, and that means he's not welcome at the party. If he was Tim Pool making a song about how much he loves his Cybertruck they'd have invited him to the next event to put it on stage.
Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s like these companies never remember the Streisand effect. I didn’t’t know who this rapper was before this, but I do now. Gonna go listen to this song too.
0li0li@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He should make another song where he tells the story, bashes the company and Elon, and showcase the truck being destroyed to bits!
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Definitely real and not a marketing stunt.
Y’all believe some wild shit.
Phegan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I am unsure how reminding people that the car can be remotely disabled is a good marketing stunt.
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You don’t understand how a rapper whose thing is Tesla might benefit from him being in the center on controversy?
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Until this; I’d never heard of that rapper, and this drove lots of people to at least find the song that supposedly led to the C&D/stranding(real or not).
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Big Huey
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I don’t really care if this is real or not, or if the song sucks, or if it’s a banger, or if it never existed.
None of that is what’s concerning.
The concerning thing for me is that, even if it’s fake, everyone just kinda accepting that Tesla can, and would, remotely deactivate a vehicle, when it may be in motion, and may be in a dangerous or otherwise hazardous location where losing control could mean that people die…
And everyone is just like “that’s totally something they would do! Lol”… What?
I could give a fuck less if they deactivate his… Idk, heated seat subscription, or autopilot, or (insert stupid feature here). But making it so the vehicle can’t drive? For a car you paid money to “own”?
What the actual fuck everyone?
Boycott. That’s all that I can say. … Not that I wasn’t already planning on doing that…
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
And everyone is just like “that’s totally something they would do! Lol”… What?
Keep in mind pretty much everyone on this platform already hates Tesla and does not nor would they own a Tesla vehicle. There’s also a certain ‘you got what you deserve by buying that’ kind of attitude towards Tesla owners.
This is behaviour we expect from this shit company and it doesn’t directly effect any of us commenting on it. We just get to point and laugh (for now).
The discussion might be a little different if it was a less expected brand like IKD, Audi. But who’s to say for sure; there’s been a lot of ‘cattle’ behaviour lately.
dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Google it and you’ll see tons of websites telling this was faked.
E.g. that it’s highly illegal to stop a car on the road, contradictory information on tesla display (failed update and cease and desist, don’t go together. Also return to dealer while being disabled?), addressed name in letter is not the real name, hyphen in wrong place, etc. And tesla (obviously) claimed it’s false.
I’m not saying this is proof but saying there are a lot of red flags. Any update from him? Not that I could find. A stunt perhaps to gain publicity?
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
If you hate Teslas that much, why do you own one?
Witchfire@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It was praising the cyberfuck
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 weeks ago
This is purely nominative fair use.
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
If it was just plain old trademark/copyright law, you’d be right.
It sounds like Tesla are basically saying that you signed an NDA/non-disparagement clause when you bought the vehicle, and therefore it’s a contract dispute.
Doh.
grue@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I am sick and tired of the war on our property rights.
radix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
While not a “review” in the traditional sense, I hope it would fall under the CRFA anyway.
ftc.gov/…/consumer-review-fairness-act-what-busin…
The Consumer Review Fairness Act makes it illegal for companies to include standardized provisions that threaten or penalize people for posting honest reviews.
They can’t necessarily use a “contract” as a defense.
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 weeks ago
i don't see that anywhere in the notice and such a clause would be unconscionable, IANAL.
All the notice claims is "violations of [ToS], including misuse of Tesla's trademarks and brand identifiers in media content that falsely implies endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation with Tesla."
rbesfe@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Not a Tesla fan, but this smells like manufactured controversy. The person who allegedly signed the letter has never held that position at Tesla, according to their linkedin
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
its most likely a lawyer on retainer
zeezee@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
I accidentally ended on threads.net trying to find lyrics to this song and failed. Didn’t sound like he was dissing the car though. Also, the letter may be fake because the signature doesn’t match LinkedIn.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The song is basically hyping how he’s so rich he’s got a Cybertruck.
Prime@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
Fake news
radix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
From the king of “free speech.” 🙄
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
A fascist dictator remotely bricking your $100k car will surely improve the brands image and sales performance!