Persistent Jack Sweeney brings back @ElonJet (but delayed) to Twitter

Jack Sweeney, the University of Central Florida sophomore who has been a thorn in the side of Musk for at least the past year, has a new account on the platform. The private jet of Musk is tracked by the hours-old account.

It is possible that it is the last chapter in an ongoing story, but you have to give it to Sweeney.

Two years ago, the 20-year-old began using public data to automatically map the flights of Musk's private jet. In January, Musk asked Sweeney to take it down in exchange for $5,000. Musk said it was a security risk. Being shot by a nutcase is not something I like. When Sweeney asked for a Model 3, Musk ghosted him, but he did not forget him.

Last week, after Musk banned the account, Sweeney wound up with a headline story that cost him half a million followers. The car carrying Musk's son had been followed by a stalker in Los Angeles. There was no obvious link between the account and the incident, but after careful review, it was found that your account broke the rules.

More accounts, including Sweeney's personal account, were shut down, as well as accounts that tracked the air travel of other prominent individuals.

Musk said that legal action was being taken against Sweeney and organizations who supported him.

Sweeney has continued to use his social media accounts outside of the United States. He opened an account on Mastadon that tracks Musk's private jet in real time and has already amassed 67,000 followers.

Sharing publicly available location information after a reasonable time has elapsed, so that the individual is no longer at risk for physical harm is not a violation. The delay in reporting on where Musk's private jet has traveled would seem to fall within the confines of recent safety guidelines.

It is easy to interpret the account as Sweeney thumbing his nose at Musk, who has wielded his power as Twitter's newfound owner erratically nearly from the day he hauled a sink into the company's San Francisco headquarters.

The devoted followers of Musk on the platform seem exhausted. When Musk asked them if he should step down as the leader of the social media site, the vast majority of respondents said he should. When he finds someone foolish enough to take the job, he will step down as CEO.