The Dangers of Censoring Real-Time Flight Trackers

I was expecting the message that my account had been locked for violating the rules.

There is a link to one of the few websites that provide real-time private jet flight data that I wrote "hasn't bullied into suppressing his flight data"

The flight trackers have been accused of giving assassination coordinates. He started a crusade against these apps and anyone who shares them on his platform. My account was locked and others were banned from the ElonJet bot, which shared the location of Musk's private plane to reporters. There were changes to the rules on the fly.

Musk was warned by the European Union that he would face sanctions if he silenced journalists. The congressman demanded that Musk explain to Congress why he retaliated against the press.

After a poll asking users when he should lift the account suspensions, Musk restored some of them.

The real-time flight data on the internet has been suppressed by Musk, despite the chaos. He is taking aim at an incredibly valuable source of information, which has helped researchers, journalists, and experts with everything from tracking Russian billionaires to investigating the fate of missing aircraft. Some people are trying to keep this type of information out of the public eye.

The real-time and historical information on Musk's main private jet is missing from the two main flight- tracking platforms.

The real-time data on Musk's jet is unavailable due to European government data rules, while the historical data about the plane's comings and goings was removed per request from the owner. The message is "we could not find data" when you look up Musk's plane.

Smaller tracking platforms have taken Musk's flight information offline.

Christian Rommes, an AirportInfo administrator, said that they stopped displaying Musk's plane because of the hullabaloo. We don't want to take any risks because of Musk.

The office took the step as a precautionary measure, even though they haven't heard from Musk's legal team. He advises against messing with the former richest man of the world.

The FAA requires aircraft operators to report detailed information on their flight path. The data is published to websites popular with airline enthusiasts.

FlightAware uses their own sources of real-time flight information. Planespotters.net and airliners.net allow users to submit photos of aircraft as they travel around the world.