ElonJet

More than a week after being banned from Twitter, Jack Sweeney, the University of Central Florida sophomore who has been a pain in the side of Elon Musk for at least the past year, has a new account on the platform. Called @ElonJetNexDay, the hours-old account tracks the private jet of Elon Musk, but with a 24-hour delay. Whether it’s the last chapter in an ongoing story remains to be seen, but you have to give it to Sweeney; he’s persistent. Two years ago, the 20-year-old launched a Twitter account that used public…

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Twitter blocks Koo’s handle and co-founder uses his Twitter account to lash out at Elon Musk. Elon Musk led Twitter has done something headline-worthy again. Twitter's Indian born rival Koo has been gaining prominence in the recent times and to address issues from celebrities, it had floated a Twitter handle by the same name. Twitter has now suspended this Koo handle and while many did not know about, Koo's co-founder Mayank Bidawatka reached out to the world via his Twitter account to inform the same.In his long…

Mehul Reuben DasDec 15, 2022 11:29:03 ISTJust days after Elon Musk was called out for shadowbanning a particular account that tracked the movement of all his private jets, Elon Musk has now suspended the popular Twitter account, “@ElonJet”. Not just that, Sweeney’s personal Twitter account as well. So much for “free speech.” Jack Sweeney, the person operating the accounts feels his account was suspended not for tracking Musk’s private jets, but also because he called Musk out publicly and because Sweeney has a source…

Have you seen “The Last King of Scotland” (2006)? For his you-cannot-make-this-dictator-up portrayal of Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (2007). That’s how I found out about one of the most notorious Idi Amin’s quotes: There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech “The King of Twitter” calls himself a free speech absolutist. So, absolute freedom equals absolute guarantees. Right?In January, I wrote a story about one young and enthusiastic…

Twitter CEO Elon Musk says he’s taking action against Jack Sweeney, creator and operator of @ElonJet.Illustration: Scott Olson (Getty Images)Twitter CEO and owner Elon Musk is taking legal action against Jack Sweeney, the University of Central Florida student who tracks his private plane and publishes his flight information on social media under the @ElonJet banner.Musk announced his intentions on Twitter Wednesday evening hours after the social media platform permanently suspended the @ElonJet account and Sweeney’s…

Popular Twitter account ElonJet has been permanently suspended. This account, run by a college student, Jack Sweeney, was responsible for tracking Elon Musk’s private jet. Confirmation of the suspension of this has come from its owner.The ElonJet account is no longer available on Twitter, and this is a cause for concern. Additionally, the main Twitter account of Jack Sweeney seems to have been suspended as well. With the ban of his accounts, Sweeney has taken to other platforms to continue tracking Elon’s private…

Twitter has banned @ElonJet, the popular bot account that tracked CEO Elon Musk’s plane, days after the account’s owner accused the social media platform of shadowbanning it.Navigating to the account now returns the message, “Account suspended: Twitter suspends accounts that violate the Twitter Rules.”Over the weekend, Jack Sweeney, a first-year student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the operator of the account, claimed that an anonymous Twitter employee had told him the company had severely limited…