Elon Musk escaped $ 190 million in compensation but has just received a lesson on how to speak on social media

The incident happened in 2018 around the incident of a child team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. Musk wanted to send mini-submersibles to support while British cave explorer Vernon Unsworth and his colleagues conducted a rescue operation. After the mission was successful, Unsworth, who was considered the commander of the campaign, responded to CNN and said that Elon Musk only wanted PR without regard for the lives of trapped children.

In response, the infamous billionaire posted a series of counterattacks on Twitter, including calling Unsworth a pedophile. This is the cause of the lawsuit has just ended on 6/12.

Accordingly, a jury of 8 people, including 5 women and 3 men, agreed that Elon Musk was not guilty of defamation. The final conclusion came after a 45-minute discussion at the fourth meeting day of the trial.

Despite the victory, Elon Musk certainly received a lesson on how to speak on social media. Legal experts believe this is the first major lawsuit involving an individual's defamation on Twitter that was tried by a jury.

The incident is also a sign that slanderous words on social networks may face serious legal action, possibly even with huge punishments. The victory caused Musk not to pay $ 190 million in compensation as the defendant requested but the famously wild billionaire also apologized.

During the four days of the trial, Mark appeared during the first two days of the trial to defend himself and returned Friday to hear the final argument. During the trial, Musk stressed that he used the slang "pedo guy", meaning pedophile, should not be taken literally. From the witness stand, Musk made an apology to Unsworth.

After the court ruling, the case was officially closed. Unsworth cave explorer also accepted the court ruling and stressed that the trial returned him honor. It also removed the stains he suffered by Elon Musk's spokesperson on tens of millions of followers on Twitter.

2018 and the first half of 2019 were considered a crisis period for Elon Musk and Tesla. Trying to improve the production capacity of factories, fluctuations in stock prices or a range of other problems really made the famous billionaire famous man go through a turbulent period. However, the lawsuit against Unsworth is also seen as a milestone to close an uncomfortable period for Musk.