The US Federal Investigation Office (FBI) created a special task force of 10 people to investigate the increasing sabotage, arson and threatening actions against Tesla. According to the New York Post, this special team was put into operation to investigate the attack and digital harassment attempts, which were considered to be connected to protests against Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk. This measures taken at the federal level focuses on targets and data disclosures on online platforms as well as attempts to harm the physical facilities of the company.
FBI Director Kash Patel, social media platform X, said in a statement, Tesla’ya violence actions increased, pointed out that these actions were discussed within the scope of “internal terrorism”. Patel said that the agency has started to take more comprehensive measures against these threats in recent days and that it has been working in coordination with different units. The expression “internal terrorism ğı used by Patel coincides with the recent statements of Elon Musk and former US President Donald Trump. However, the US laws cannot apply the definition of official terrorist groups that are valid for international terrorist organizations in the same way for internal groups. This creates a legal debate on how the FBI will act under internal security.
It is reported that the task force is investigating not only physical attacks but also the actions carried out on digital platforms. In particular, the mass protests, which are announced under the name of “Tesla Takedown ve and planned to be held on 29 March, are closely monitored by the FBI. While the information about the organization of these protests is collected, the website “Dogeque.st olan, allegedly disclosed the identity and location information of company employees and vehicle owners, is also at the center of the investigation. Although the site was closed on the first day it operates, it was later reopened in the dark network. The site is considered to be managed from the African country São Tomé and Príncipe.
In addition to these developments, a report shared by CNBC, a Tesla store in Austin, Texas, said there are many explosives. After the incident, local police and federal units take large -scale security measures, while similar attacks may be experienced in other cities.
What does the FBI investigation mean?
In spite of all this, civil rights advocates and freedom of expression, FBI’s defining actions as “internal terrorism ,, has some legally risks. According to the analyzes shared by Wired, if this definition is adopted, it is stated that federal units can use larger surveillance powers on protesters, and even some information can be shared directly with Tesla. This may lead to the re -discussion of the limits of the flow of information between the company and the state institutions.
The balance that should be established between the right to protest and public security seems to be more important in the coming period. This complex security atmosphere, which develops around Tesla, once again demonstrates that the social and political impacts of technology companies are not limited to economic limits.