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A Twitter account that followed Elon Musk’s private plane journeys is no longer active.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.

Well it appears @ElonJet is suspended.

— Jack Sweeney (@JxckSweeney) December 14, 2022

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.

Screenshots show Ella Irwin VP at Twitter Trust and Safety requesting elonjet to have heavy VF (visibility filtering) pic.twitter.com/ehHJpo4zQR

— Jack Sweeney (@JxckSweeney) December 11, 2022

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