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Temeret

(80 posts)
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 10:34 AM Dec 2022

Twitter suspends account dedicated to tracking Elon Musk's private jet [View all]

Source: NBC News

Twitter

has suspended the account dedicated to tracking the location of billionaire Elon Musk’s private jet.

The account, @ElonJet, was run by Florida college student Jack Sweeney and had amassed more than half a million followers. It tracked Musk’s plane’s location using publicly available flight data and appears to have been suspended Wednesday morning.

“Well it appears @ElonJet is suspended,” Sweeney tweeted Wednesday. He encouraged users to follow him on other platforms.

Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October, and he has been vocal about his efforts to protect free speech on the site. In early November, Musk claimed he was such a staunch advocate for free speech that he would not ban the plane tracking account, which he called a “direct personal safety risk.” 

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/14/twitter-suspends-elonjet-account-that-tracks-elon-musks-private-jet-.html



Note that Kanye's last tweet was an unflattering picture of Elon without a shirt.
He seems to be telling his minions to ban those who offend him.
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Thin skinned. 2naSalit Dec 2022 #1
Time for the Government to Reconsider introducing serious oversight on Monopolistic Meglomaniacs NotHardly Dec 2022 #14
I wonder if his other accounts tracking jets were suspended. David__77 Dec 2022 #2
Extremely thin skin... SergeStorms Dec 2022 #3
Since it *IS* a private organization, there is no such thing as free speech. There *ARE*, however Otto_Harper Dec 2022 #5
I'm just relaying Musk's message... SergeStorms Dec 2022 #12
This is a real question. Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #18
Corporations must operate within the legal structure of the US Otto_Harper Dec 2022 #23
First: I am not a constitutinal wonk or lawyer, Just a citizen. Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #25
I think this can be stated much more simply Otto_Harper Dec 2022 #26
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #27
It is clear that the First Amendment does not apply but Musk is still a hypocrite LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #28
"Elon Musk is pro-free speech... except when it's speech he doesn't like." LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #24
They should put versions on every other platform. nt Gore1FL Dec 2022 #4
The posts of elonjet are available on instagram - link in post Yonnie3 Dec 2022 #6
He'll have to buy Instagram next IronLionZion Dec 2022 #7
I think he has several other feeds Yonnie3 Dec 2022 #8
Richest man in the world going broke the fastest IronLionZion Dec 2022 #9
Too stupid to take down his own tweet Major Nikon Dec 2022 #10
Elon must watch for falling rocks. The Grand Illuminist Dec 2022 #19
But wait a minute? I thought he was a free speech absolutist????? Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2022 #11
He is. "Some animals are more equal than others." Ford_Prefect Dec 2022 #15
Must be thinking about not paying for his Corgigal Dec 2022 #13
Awwwww, poor, widdle Eloon Mollusk has a sad because his Gulfstream (N628TS) is being tracked Aviation Pro Dec 2022 #16
Well all those that said Musk was a Free Speech absolutist are awful quiet. rogue emissary Dec 2022 #17
It took this long? jmowreader Dec 2022 #20
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #21
Every day Elon reminds us he lied when he said he was a free speech absolutist. SunSeeker Dec 2022 #22
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #29
Follow the Facebook account Kennah Dec 2022 #30
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #31
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