Twitter changes rules over account tracking Elon Musk’s jet : NPR
, 2022-12-15 03:59:10
A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Dec. 8, 2022.
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A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Dec. 8, 2022.
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Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk’s private jet, despite a pledge by the social media platform’s new owner to keep it up because of his free speech principles.
Then, hours later, Musk brought back the jet-tracking account after imposing new conditions on all of Twitter’s users — no more sharing of anyone’s current location.
But shortly afterward, the account was suspended again. That came after Musk tweeted that a “crazy stalker” attacked a car in Los Angeles carrying his young son.
He also threatened legal action against Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old college sophomore and programmer who started the @elonjet flight-tracking account, and “organizations who supported harm to my family.” It’s not clear what legal action…
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