Elon musk plane journey tracker account is no more ; @Elonjet account is suspended

A Twitter account that followed Elon Musk’s private plane journeys is no longer active. According to Jack Sweeney, the account’s administrator and a college student, the firm has permanently suspended @ElonJet.

https://twitter.com/JxckSweeney/status/1603028610209779712

Sweeney ran @ElonJet and other accounts that tracked the flights of other well-known people using publicly accessible flight data. Sweeney said that over the weekend, screenshots sent by a Twitter employee showed that the firm had restricted @ElonJet’s reach. Sweeney said on Monday that it seemed the account was no more extended subject to limitations, but Twitter has lifted the prohibition.

https://twitter.com/JxckSweeney/status/1601793881355739143

Musk made Sweeney an offer to remove the account in exchange for $5,000 in January, just before he revealed a bid to purchase Twitter. Sweeney declined the offer and demanded $50,000 instead. According to CNBC, @ElonJet has more than 500,000 followers. Sweeney also manages a variation of the bot on Instagram.

Despite asserting that @ElonJet “even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk”,- Musk said in November that he would not block the account. It’s still being determined whether Musk changed his mind or one of his staff members decided to suspend @ElonJet. A spokesperson for Twitter’s communications division is no longer available.

My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022