The University of Central Florida student who tracks Musk's private plane and publishes his flight information on social media is in danger of losing his job.
Hours after the social media platform permanently suspended the ElonJet account and Sweeney's personal account, Musk announced his intentions on his verified account. Musk said that a stalker followed his son's car while he was in Los Angeles. A person climbed onto the hood of a car.
The car carrying X was followed by a stalker who blocked the car from moving. The organizations that supported harm to my family are being sued.
The billionaire posted a video of the alleged perpetrators, who is wearing a black hoodie and a half-cover ski mask. He asked his followers if they knew the person or car.
On Wednesday, Musk revealed a change to the policy on the sharing of real-time information, stating that any account that does that will be suspended. Sharing a person's real-time location was a violation of physical safety, according to the owner of the social network.
Real-time location information will be banned from accounts that post links to sites.
Recent scandals on the Musk-owned social network include tensions over the future of the ElonJet account on the site. The drama began when Sweeney accused the social networking site of banning the plane. By Monday, he believed that there had been a reversal of course by the social networking site. It wasn't the case. It was the beginning of a ride.
Users began to notice that the account had been suspended. On Wednesday evening, ElonJet asked if he could return. How long does it take forelonmusk to reply?
The personal accounts of ElonJet and Sweeney were temporarily suspended. The student's other plane trackers were also suspended.
About a month ago, Musk said he wouldn't ban the account in the name of "free speech" The Community Note points out that Musk flip-flops on the issue.
Even though banning the account following my plane is a direct personal safety risk, I'm still committed to free speech.
In January of this year, Musk asked the student to take down the ElonJet account because it was a security risk, after he messaged the student on the social networking site. Musk offered Sweeney $5,000 to get rid of the account because he didn't want people to follow him.
Musk didn't like the idea of being shot by a nutcase.
After rejecting Musk's offer, Sweeney asked the billionaire for $50,000, which he said he could use to pay for college or purchase a Model 3. Musk could offer the student an internship if he took down the account. Musk blocked Sweeney on the social networking site.
He began tracking Musk's plane because he was a fan. His methods aren't bad. Sweeney's tracker uses information from a website that gathers public transponder data from different aircraft.
The student told The New York Times that he didn't agree with Musk's opinion about the safety risks posed by his tracker.
Sweeney said that someone could do it without him.