New limits to free speech have been announced by Musk on his newly acquired social media platform.
Musk put the ban hammer down after promising last month that he wouldn't block Jack Sweeney, a university student who has been tracking Musk's private jet using publicly available flight tracking information.
Musk came up with a new rule to justify it.
Musk said that any account that doxes real-time location info of anyone will be suspended. Links to sites with real-time location information are included.
He said that posting locations on a delayed basis isn't a safety problem.
It's noteworthy because Musk has claimed before that he wouldn't do this kind of thing.
During the early days of the acquisition, he said that he meant that which matches the law. I don't want censorship that goes beyond the law.
Sweeney didn't break any laws by posting flight data. Musk is building out his own policies at the micro-blogging site.
The accounts that inspired threats of violence against children's hospitals are given carte blanche.
Three hours later Musk broke his own rule by posting a short clip showing a hooded person sitting behind the wheel of a car.
The car carrying Musk's toddler was followed by a stalker who blocked the car from moving.
Sweeney, who never shared any information beyond what city Musk's private jet was in, was responsible for Musk's confusion.
Musk said that legal action would be taken against Sweeney and organizations who supported harm to his family.
It was Musk who said that legal speech was allowed on the social networking site. He immediately changed his position when legal speech affected him. After a frightening encounter with a stalker, is Musk starting to understand why people don't want Nazis on social media? They've been reinstating their accounts.
The hypocrisy and pettiness of Musk's followers can be seen.
The Whole Mars Catalog account said that he was just a kid. Don't even think about taking legal action against him. The Streisand effect is a factor.
One account said it was one of the more disgusting things they had seen.
It's particularly egregious, given that less than a week ago, the former head of trust and safety was forced from his home after Musk made baseless accusations against him.
The billionaire CEO has been talking about conspiracy theories. It is becoming a safe haven for fringe movements on the social networking site.
The acquisition of the company has brought him a lot of attention.
Is the attack on Musk's son a good way to show sympathy? It might be possible. No one should ever be put in that position with their family.
With the amount of damage Musk has done to himself, one can't help but see that he lashed out at a man in the throes of a midlife crisis.
Musk banned a college kid who annoyed him.
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