Twitter suspends account that monitored Elon Musk’s jet after ban; owner’s account is also suspended
LA TimesTwitter suspended the account run by a college student that tracked the whereabouts of Elon Musk’s private jet, despite the chief executive of the social media platform previously saying he wouldn’t suspend the account. The saga took another turn Wednesday afternoon when the company also suspended the personal Twitter account of the student, according to the user’s profile. An official Twitter Safety account said that its updated policy was meant to address “an increased risk of physical harm” from sharing an individual’s location. According to a tweet posted Wednesday by a New York Times reporter, Sweeney said that he had a total of about 30 accounts canceled, and that his own personal account was suspended, according to Twitter, because he violated the platform’s rules against “platform manipulation and spam.” In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Wednesday, Sweeney said it was unclear to him why the account was banned and that he was caught by surprise because of Musk’s previous comments embracing free speech.