Elon Musk's Rival Hastily Deletes Twitter Account: 'I Do Not Want My Free Speech to Be Actively Managed'

Many have wondered if those in opposition to Musk and vision would remain active on the social media platform since rumors began about the possibility of him buying it.

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The head of Fisker Inc., a company that makes EV's, has been a rival of Musk's for a long time.

Fisker's account was wiped late Monday, which was confirmed by anInstagram post that explained what was going on in the caption with a photo of a car.

I believe in free speech. Fisker wrote that he did not want his free speech to be managed by a competitor.

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Many people disagreed with Fisker in the comments.

One user wrote, "This is a bad judgement call from you, you should promote free speech instead of acting against it."

You don't believe in free speech if you leave because of someone.

The pair of car buffs have a lot in common.

Fisker was sued by the company in 2008 after it was alleged that he stole design technology and used it to help develop his new company, Fisker Coachbuild.

The competition between Fisker and Musk heated up in the early 2010s when both were working towards disrupting the EV market, with Fisker bringing his company's car to market before the Model S in 2011.

There have been reports that the company has been using automated systems to manipulate stock prices.

Fisker's departure from his was caused by a number of unfortunate events, including a battery supplier going bankrupt and a huge shipment of cars lost due to a factory being destroyed during Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey.

At this time, Musk had begun to thrive as he saw his company become the most well-known EV company in the game and make its first-ever quarterly profit.

The Ocean SUV, the first of which is slated to begin production this November, is Fisker's attempt to shift away from hybrid and focus on full EVS.

The account for Fisker Inc. was still up and running as of Wednesday morning.

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