Twitter Suspends Account That Tracked Musk's Locations, Despite His 'free speech' Promise
Twitter has had to suspend an account that was tracking Elon Musk’s movements by using publicly available flight data, despite Musk…
Twitter has had to suspend an account that was tracking Elon Musk’s movements by using publicly available flight data, despite Musk promising never to delete them due to his championing of free speech.
After imposing new conditions on the use of location data, Musk brought back the jet-tracking account which belonged to software engineer, Jack Sweeney.
But the account was suspended again soon after Musk tweeted that a "crazy stalker" tracked a car in L.A. carrying his son.
Elon Musk's recent actions against a college student is an example of the implications of AI. Elon Musk, who is the CEO and founder of SpaceX, Tesla and the Boring Company, and now Twitter, has been the subject of criticism for not taking full responsibility for banning of potentially dangerous Twitter accounts.
Elon Musk notified Jack Sweeney, a college student who runs a popular flight-tracking account on Twitter @elonjet, that he will take legal action against him for his actions. It is not yet clear what legal action Musk could take against Sweeney for his account that automatically posted his location information.
In the wake of this incident, Twitter has announced a new policy to suspend the accounts of those who violate their updated rules on account tracking. The initial reaction has been mixed with some seeing it as an opportunity to cut down on spam, bots and fake followers while others see it as a blow to the march forward for Freedom of Speech.
The rules apply to both advertisers and individuals, with the latter being the largest topic of debate. The company says that it'll be suspending the accounts of people who have been found in violation, but what constitutes that violation is largely unclear. "It's a temporary suspension," Twitter said in an email to an unspecified source. "And then they're allowed back on if they follow our new policies."