It Turns Out Elon Musk’s Stalking Incident Had Nothing to Do With ElonJet

The account named "ElonJet" was banned last week because it was devoted to tracking Musk's private jet.

The account had led to a dangerous stalking incident involving Musk's young son with another person.

The CEO said that legal action would be taken against the person who blocked the car from moving and climbed onto the hood.

Musk used his previous refusal to ban the account as proof that he was committed to America's First Amendment. Banning journalists, who Musk claimed had "posted my exact real-time location, basically assassination coordinates," however, has offered no evidence for that accusation, with little explanation for why.

Musk's toddler is just a small child and stalking is serious. If the incident that put a young child at risk was connected to Musk's company, he might have had a chance to fight back.

According to The Washington Post, the police can't seem to find a connection between the jet- tracking account and what happened at the gas station.

The alleged stalker doesn't seem to have the "I'm definitely not a stalker" vibe and the LAPD seems to be taking the matter seriously. According to WaPo, Collado made several delusional claims about Musk, including that he was tracking his real-time location and that he was able to block delivery orders.

It doesn't seem like a stable guy. The last time that the company posted to its account was Monday evening, when it said that the founder's plane had arrived in LA. It's difficult to draw a line between the account and the stalker because it would have been a full day before the incident happened. The officers involved in the encounter don't seem to have had a direct role in it.

If law enforcement supported Musk's claims, he would have a reason to kick the plane out of the air. The police don't have reason to believe that.

New rules against sharing someone's location are vague. Critics pointed out that a band's concert would seem to count as doxxing the band, and that Musk himself had seemingly broken the rule by posting a picture of himself at the World Cup. It's possible that that could count as self-doxxing and doxxing the athletes and attendees. Yes, right?

If children are put at risk, getting doxxed is a nightmare and stalking is a serious matter. If Musk hadn't used the account as evidence of his commitment to protecting free speech, we'd be talking differently. He did, and his backpedaling felt reactionary and, most importantly, widely unwarranted.

Musk blamed a social media account for a stalker. The police don't see a link. The Washington Post is owned by The Washington Post.