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Elon Musk Jet Tracker Suspended On Threads, Instagram: 'This Situation Reflects Poorly On Meta'
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - 7:08pm | 739Social media accounts that track flights of celebrities and business figures, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk have been suspended on Threads and Instagram, two platforms owned by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). The accounts had previously been banned on X since Musk bought the platform. What...
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How A Jet-tracking Account Propelled Elon Musk Toward Twitter Ownership
Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 4:10pm | 408The book "Battle for the Bird" by Bloomberg's Kurt Wagner unveils the intriguing backstory leading to Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. The book narrates the journey of Twitter from its inception by Jack Dorsey to becoming a private company under Musk. At the heart of Musk's...
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'Taylor Swift Right To Be Concerned:' Elon Musk Calls Celebrity Jet Tracker 'Awful Human Being'
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 6:09am | 588Tesla Inc. CEO and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday voiced his support for superstar Taylor Swift after she threatened legal action against student Jack Sweeney for tracking her private flight. What Happened: “Taylor Swift is right to be concerned,” Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter...
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'Elon Musk Should Be Aware Of That': EU Commission Threatens Sanctions Over Suspended Journalists
Friday, December 16, 2022 - 12:42pm | 652Since taking over social media platform Twitter, Elon Musk has made many headlines related to how he is controlling the platform. On Thursday, Musk made a move that upset the European Union (EU) Commission. What Happened: Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Twitter CEO Elon Musk suspended the accounts of...
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Elon Musk's Twitter Suspends Rival Mastodon's Account Over Jet Tracker Profile Promotion
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 9:57pm | 428Elon Musk-led Twitter has suspended the account of Mastodon after the rival service published a link to a jet-tracking account on its own platform. What Happened: Mastodon (@joinmastodon), the Twitter handle of the open-source platform, showed an “Account Suspended” notice at the time...
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'He Can Continue To Do What The Last People Did At Twitter' And Bend Rules, @ElonJet Creator Says Of Elon Musk
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 6:59pm | 659A Twitter account that tracked the whereabouts of a private plane owned by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been suspended from the social media platform. Here’s what the account’s creator had to say about the suspension and Musk. What Happened: On Wednesday, the Twitter...
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Musk Backtracks On Promise Over Teen Who Tracks His Plane on Twitter: Here's What He Did
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 12:45pm | 806A Twitter account that tracks the publicly available location data on the private jet of Elon Musk has been a hot topic in 2022. Musk previously offered money to shut down the account. Here’s the latest update on the Elon Jet tracker. What Happened: Musk recently completed the...
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You Haven't Seen Twitter Files Like This: Was @ElonJets Shadow Banned?
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 5:51pm | 631Jack Sweeney, the enterprising teen who asked Elon Musk to pay him $50,000 to take down his popular “ElonJet” Twitter handle — which tracked Musk’s private jet for all to see — took to the microblogging platform Monday to say that his account had...
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Elon Musk Jet Tracker Creator Doesn't Think It's A Safety Concern: The Latest Developments
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 5:09pm | 603A Twitter account that tracks the private jet movement of Elon Musk and other well-known business personalities continues to operate and has amassed over 370,000 followers. Here’s the latest development in the controversy surrounding @ElonJet. What Happened: Jack Sweeney started a...