Adrian Dittmann: X suspends journalist after debunking theory Elon Musk fan account was Musk himself
CNNCNN — A journalist said Sunday her X account was suspended and links to a recent article of hers were blocked on the platform after she published a piece debunking online theories that an Elon Musk fan account was actually the billionaire himself. After Sweet posted a link to her story on X reporting that Musk was not Dittmann, the billionaire X owner jokingly replied, “I am Adrian Dittmann. In a screenshot of a message Sweet said she received from X, the platform said she had been suspended for violating X’s rules related to “Posting Private Information.” “It is against our rules to share someone’s private information online without their permission, sometimes called ‘doxing,’ is a breach of their privacy and can pose serious safety and security risks for those affected,” the note states. “It’s not so much about who Adrian Dittmann is as about who he isn’t: presenting the case that Dittmann is not, in fact, secretly the richest man in the world is clearly in the public interest and has news value, particularly considering Musk’s recently developed interest in government and international affairs,” McDonald wrote. “It cannot be considered ‘unmasking’ to suggest that someone called Adrian Dittmann uses an X account bearing the name ‘Adrian Dittmann,’ he continued.