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Social Media 2020: Corporate Risks and Regulation

April 2020
Social MediaIT

Abstract

In August 2018, Elon Musk tweeted about having secured funding to make Tesla a private company at USD 420 per share. The impact of this tweet was an immediate surge in Tesla’s share prices, followed by Musk facing SEC investigation for misleading investors. Musk had to pay a fine of USD 40 Million and give up his chairman title at Tesla. So much for a tweet!

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Authors

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Rajat Rashmi
Senior Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, UAE

Rajat Rashmi is a commercial attorney with particular interest in the IT domain. In addition to completing BA LLB from Pune, she has also completed Master in Business Laws from National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She is currently based out of the Dubai office of Cognizant Technology Solutions and operates as a Senior Manager for Global Alliances and Strategic Partnerships. Prior to joining Cognizant, Rajat worked as a Corporate Counsel in another IT Company - Persistent Systems Ltd. for 6 years.

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Shilpi Sneha
Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India

Shilpi Sneha is a commercial attorney with an experience of ten years in technology agreements of various kinds. She has graduated in law from Pune is currently working with Cognizant Technology Solutions, India as Manager for Global Alliances and Strategic Partnerships. Prior to joining Cognizant, Shilpi worked with an India based IT MNC and EY Global Business Services India Pvt. Ltd.

Companies

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions, is a US based MNC that provides IT and consulting services.

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions, is a US based MNC that provides IT and consulting services.

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