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☆ Chamath Palihapitiya says he's faced privacy concerns over jet-tracking like Elon Musk, and would consider ditching flying private for something 'more anonymous'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chamath Palihapitiya said he's dealt with privacy concerns similar to Elon Musk's jet-tracking. Palihapitiya said the question for him was whether or not to switch to "more anonymous" transportation. Thousands of commercial and private flights around the world are public and can be found on online tracker ADS-B Exchange. In a Twitter Space Thursday night with suspended journalists and Sweeney, Musk reiterated his point that accounts who "dox" people will be suspended. The journalists pushed back on the characterization that they had participated in any doxing, and Musk eventually left the conversation.

On Thursday, Twitter accounts for at least nine journalists and one left-leaning political pundit were suspended. That is the real problem here.”According to Musk, Thursday’s suspensions were related to new rules around sharing real-time location information, which he tied to an alleged stalking incident. Musk said, “Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. On Wednesday, Musk tweeted that legal action would be taken against Sweeney. Andrew Torba, founder of the far-right social platform Gab, also criticized Musk and touted his company as an alternative to Twitter.

How is it legal to track someone's private jet? It's a question that has emerged in light of Twitter's decision to ban accounts that tracked private planes, including one — @ElonJet — that reported the flight activity of its own CEO, Elon Musk. ADS-B technology is now mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration on all aircraft to avoid such events. But ADS-B technology also allows airplanes to be easily tracked by anyone with a compatible receiver. The website is where Sweeney appears to have sourced some of the information used to set up the @ElonJet tracking account.

Twitter suspended several high-profile journalists Thursday evening who have been covering the company and Elon Musk. The suspensions come a day after Twitter changed its policies around accounts that track private jets, including one owned by Elon Musk. The Twitter account for Mastodon, a platform billed as an alternative, was also suspended early Thursday evening. As of Thursday evening, Twitter accounts operated by NBC News journalists were unable to tweet a link to the Mastodon account of @ElonJet. The suspensions add to what has been a tumultuous couple of days for Twitter after the company first suspended the account that tracked Musk’s jet.

☆ Twitter suspends multiple journalists who have been covering, criticizing Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter suspended several journalists' accounts on Thursday. Many of the affected writers had been covering or criticizing Elon Musk in the preceding days. But Rupar told Insider that he didn't believe he had tweeted or even retweeted anything about the ongoing private jet saga. Nearly all of them had been reporting on Twitter, covering Musk, or writing critically about the billionaire in the days leading up to their suspension. The flight data Musk is trying to keep off Twitter is available online to anyone and relatively easy to track.

☆ The college student tracking Elon Musk's private plane says he'll continue monitoring Musk on different platforms: 'If I give up now, it's kind of like letting the big guy win'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jack Sweeney, the teen who tracked Elon Musk's private jet, says he will keep tracking the plane. "If I give up now, it's kind of like letting the big guy win," Sweeney wrote. Sweeney wrote in a Newsweek op-ed published on Thursday that he wants to keep tracking the plane on different social media platforms. "I don't have to follow Musk's rules on other platforms, and I don't have to worry about him watching my account," Sweeney wrote. Twitter on Wednesday updated its "Private Information policy," which now prohibits "sharing someone else's live location in most cases."

☆ College student who tracks Elon Musk's private jet said he started doing it years ago because he was a fan. Now the billionaire is threatening to sue him.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Grace Kay | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jack Sweeney said he started tracking Elon Musk's jet because he was a fan of the Tesla CEO. Over two years later, the billionaire is threatening to sue him after suspending his Twitter accounts. The 20-year-old has made headlines and even gotten job offers as a result of his jet-tracking accounts. "I don't mean any harm and that's never the intended purpose of the accounts," Jack Sweeney told Insider on Thursday. On Wednesday, Twitter suspended Sweeney's account that track's Musk's private plane as well as his personal account, and over 30 other jet-tracking accounts.

☆ Elon Musk joined a Twitter Space with suspended journalists to defend himself — then abruptly left
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk briefly joined a Twitter space to defend himself to journalists who had been suspended. Twitter suspended the accounts of multiple journalists who reported on the billionaire. Musk left the space when the journalists tried to question him further about the suspensions. On Thursday, Twitter suspended the accounts of more than six journalists who had reported on the billionaire. According to a recording of the Space shared online, Musk said everyone was, "going to be treated the same."

☆ Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying new ways to dodge jet tracking — but it's not a 'silver bullet'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Taylor Rains | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault is one: He recently sold his private aircraft so "no one can see where I go," and he now rents jets instead. The program allows private aircraft owners to block their planes from being publicly shown on websites like FlightAware and FlightRadar24, which use FAA data. Puma/Jay Z's jet tracked on ADS-B Exchange with LADD indicator. Sweeney's Elon Jet Twitter bot also recorded the flight. Elon Musk's private jet flight with PIA flag, tracked by Jack Sweeney.

☆ Elon Musk tells journalists they won't get special treatment because they're just 'Twitter citizens'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has said that journalists are "not special" and are "Twitter citizens." It comes after Twitter suspended the accounts of some journalists who reported on Musk. It comes after Twitter suspended several accounts of prominent journalists who reported on him, including those from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN. "They're not special because you're a journalist," the billionaire said, adding that they're "just a Twitter citizen." CNN called the suspension of some of its journalists' accounts "concerning, but not surprising."

☆ Elon Musk argued with reporters on Twitter Spaces about suspending multiple high-profile journalists' accounts — hear the full exchange, including the moment he abruptly left
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On Thursday, Twitter suspended the accounts of multiple high-profile journalists who cover owner Elon Musk. Elon Musk later dropped into Twitter Spaces, where reporters asked why the accounts were suspended. Multiple reporters, many of whom cover tech, including Musk and Twitter, saw their Twitter accounts suspended without warning or explanation on Thursday. Twitter suspended that account on Wednesday despite Musk, who has called himself a free-speech absolutist, tweeting in November that he wouldn't do so. Twitter Spaces later stopped working, which Musk says happened to fix a "legacy bug," but several Twitter users recorded the exchange between Musk and the reporters.

☆ Elon Musk hasn't filed a police report about the 'crazy stalker' incident which sparked journalists' Twitter suspensions, LAPD says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The LAPD says Elon Musk hasn't filed a police report about the "crazy stalker" who followed his son. Musk tweeted that the man had followed a car containing his son X Æ A-Xii, believing Musk was inside. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Police Department said "LAPD's Threat Management Unit is aware of the situation and Tweet by Elon Musk and is in contact with his representatives and security team." Musk then shared a video of the masked person who he said followed his son, and the car's license plate. The official Twitter account for Mastodon was also suspended.

☆ Twitter took its Spaces audio feature offline after suspended journalists found they still had access and confronted Elon Musk about their removals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter Spaces was taken offline after suspended journalists were still able to access it. After Spaces stopped working, Musk tweeted that Twitter is "fixing a Legacy bug," and it should return Friday. A little after 2 a.m. Eastern, actor Sir Maejor, tweeted at Musk, asking what happened with Twitter Spaces. Twitter suspended more than six journalists from the platform on Thursday, all of whom report on Musk regularly. During his appearance in the Space, Musk said "everyone's going to be treated the same, you're not special cause you're a journalist."

☆ Twitter suspends account tracking Elon Musk's jet
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc suspended an account tracking its owner Elon Musk's private jet in real-time, with the billionaire threatening legal action against the account's operator after saying his son had been mistakenly followed by a "crazy stalker". ElonJet, operated by 20-year-old university student Jack Sweeney, had tracked the movements of Musk's private jet using data available in the public domain before the suspension. The billionaire also tweeted that one of his sons, lil X, had been harassed, and linked it to the tracking accounts. Sweeney, a student at the University of Central Florida, who also operates similar bot accounts tracking Musk's jet on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram, told BuzzFeed the suspension is "a surprise to many people after he publicly said he wouldn't do it." Separately, Twitter accounts tracking the jets of billionaire tech entrepreneurs Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates were also suspended.

☆ Elon Musk suspended his jet tracker's Twitter account for sharing public information about his whereabouts, then shared a person's license plate with his 121 million followers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Musk has allowed some controversial users back onto Twitter, including former president Donald Trump and satire publication The Babylon Bee. "Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation," Musk tweeted on Wednesday. Some Twitter users have accused Musk of changing Twitter's terms to target Sweeney's account. Hours later, Musk posted a video that he claimed showed the "stalker" and included the driver's license plate. Sweeney told Insider that he planned to continue sharing the whereabouts of Musk's jet on other platforms, including Instagram, Discord, and Mastodon.

☆ Elon Musk's private jet is no longer appearing on a widely followed public tracking system
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk may have taken an additional step to keep his private jet travels away from public view. On Thursday, Musk's jet showed up on the public tracking system with a note that it is part of the LADD system. The cities where Musk's private jet lands has for years been openly accessible for public viewing through sites that receive and track flight data that is mandated to be transmitted by the FAA. Earlier this week, Musk suspended a Twitter account of a 20-year old student, Jack Sweeney, who created a tool that automatically posted flights the billionaire took on his jet. Musk also suspended Sweeney's personal Twitter account and is now threatening "legal action" against him.

☆ Elon Musk's Twitter bans several prominent journalists without explanation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Twitter on Thursday evening banned the accounts of several high-profile journalists from top news organizations without explanation, apparently marking a significant attempt by new owner Elon Musk to wield his unilateral authority over the platform. Neither Musk nor Twitter responded to a request for comment Thursday evening, and the platform did not explain precisely why the journalists were exiled from the platform. It also called into serious question Musk’s supposed commitment to free speech. We hope that all of the journalists’ accounts are reinstated and that Twitter provides a satisfying explanation for this action.”“Elon says he is a free speech champion and he is banning journalists for exercising free speech,” Harwell told CNN on Thursday. Several of the journalists banned Thursday had covered the ban of the @ElonJet account, and highlighted the irony of Musk’s self-purported mission to advance free speech.

☆ The family of the college student who tracks Elon Musk's jet said they 'can't really believe it won't just go away'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Britney Nguyen | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk threatened legal action against the college student who tracks his private jet on Twitter. Jack Sweeney told Insider his family is "amazed" that Musk is so bothered by his tracking account. Jack Sweeney told Insider that he was home with his mom when he saw Musk's tweet about suing him and others "who supported harm to my family." "Legal action is being taken against Sweeney & organizations who supported harm to my family," Musk tweeted. When he first saw Musk's tweet about suing him, Sweeney told Insider he "was really surprised, maybe for a couple of seconds," before his rational thoughts set in.

☆ Elon Musk's allies slam jet tracking as more accounts are suspended and Twitter's privacy policy is updated
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's mother and a friend have weighed in on his fight against jet tracking. Twitter has suspended an account that tracks Musk's private jet along with similar tracking accounts. Twitter has updated its private information policy to ban users from sharing someone's live location. Sweeney, who runs more than 30 jet tracking accounts, watched as @ElonJet along with his personal Twitter handle was suspended from Twitter on Wednesday. Twitter users can still share their own live location and someone else's historical location as long as it is "not same-day" data.

☆ College student who tracks Elon Musk's jet says he's not concerned about possibly being sued by the billionaire: 'There isn't much ground for him to stand on'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Grace Kay | Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jack Sweeney said he's "not really concerned" about Elon Musk's legal threat. A legal expert told Insider that Musk doesn't have much of a case, but a legal battle may be costly. Sweeney told Insider on Thursday. Sweeney told Insider that he's not sure what the video has to do with him. The 20-year-old said he was home from college when he learned of Musk's legal threat.

☆ After banning the college student who tracked Elon Musk's jet, Twitter also banned sharing links to his jet tracker accounts on other social media platforms
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The college student who tracked Elon Musk's jet on Twitter had over 30 of his accounts banned on Wednesday. Twitter also blocked anyone from sharing links to Sweeney's accounts on other platforms. In addition to blocking the Twitter account that tracked Musk's jet, the platform has also banned sharing links to Sweeney's @elonmusksjet Instagram account and his "Elon Musk's Jet" Facebook page. Twitter has blocked sharing links to Instagram and Facebook pages that track his private jet. Sweeney, who previously said his account had been "shadow-banned," also said he planned to continue tracking Musk's jet on other platforms.

Twitter has suspended an account that tracked CEO Elon Musk's private jet — just one month after Musk himself said he'd allow the account to stay put. Wednesday morning, the account, @elonjet — which had amassed more than half a million followers — was listed as suspended for having violated unspecified Twitter rules. “Well it appears @ElonJet is suspended,” Sweeney tweeted Wednesday. Other social media accounts created by Sweeney tracking Musk's jet, including ones on Instagram and Telegram, remain active. Sweeney told CNBC he started the Twitter account in June 2020 because he was a fan of Musk’s work at the business mogul's Tesla and SpaceX companies.

☆ Twitter Suspends Accounts Sharing Live Locations, Including the Tracker of Elon Musk’s Private Jet
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Twitter Inc. said it will suspend accounts dedicated to sharing someone’s live location, after one account in particular had gained traction for tracking the private jet of Elon Musk, the social-media giant’s new owner. A message Wednesday morning on the @ElonJet account, operated by Jack Sweeney , a student at the University of Central Florida, said the account was suspended for violating Twitter’s rules. The account had about 500,000 followers.

☆ Twitter suspends account that tracked Elon Musk's private jet, despite billionaire's 'free speech' pledge
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The move comes after Musk has reinstated previous Twitter rule-breakers and stopped enforcing the platform’s policies prohibiting Covid-19 misinformation. Sweeney woke up Wednesday morning to a message from Twitter informing him @ElonJet had been permanently suspended. Later in the day his personal account and other jet-tracking accounts he ran were also shut down by the company. According to screenshots Sweeney shared with CNN, Musk reached out to him last December through a Twitter private message asking, “Can you take this down? “Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation.

☆ Twitter took down the account that tracks Elon Musk's jet, but the ones tracking Mark Zuckerberg and other celebrities are still up and running
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Grace Kay | Taylor Rains | Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Twitter suspended an account that tracks Elon Musk's jet, but left dozens of accounts tracking other celebrities. On Wednesday, Sweeney's @elonjet account on Twitter had a notice on it saying it had been suspended because "Twitter suspends accounts that violate the Twitter Rules." But, as of Wednesday afternoon, @ZuccJet and @CelebJets, as well as his other jet-tracking accounts were still posting travel updates. Sweeney, Musk, and a Twitter spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication. When Musk first offered to buy Twitter, Sweeney said he thought it was likely that Musk would try to shut down the account.

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