Elon Musk declares that he will not block the account tracking his flights, but adds: This is a security risk

Elon Musk portrays himself as an inventor and businessman who tries to save the world by investing in an ecological source of propulsion and space colonization. Meanwhile, his daily activities involve frequent flights by plane. One Twitter account is watching them very closely.

It tracks every move of Musk’s plane. The billionaire says he won’t ban the account

Specifically, it’s about the ElonJet profile, which has been tracking Elon Musk’s private jet for over two years and publishing information about its location and flights. Part of the trip is also accompanied by accurate data on the distance traveled, the amount and estimated costs of fuel burned and carbon dioxide emitted. And so Musk’s last trip from Austin (Texas) to San Francisco (California) meant the consumption of almost 5.9 thousand. liters of fuel and 16 tons of CO2 emissions.

The account was created by Jack Sweeney, a young American, a lover of space and aviation, who is currently studying in Florida. Sweeney has created a bot that collects publicly available information about machines and government aircraft, including However, it was the billionaire’s private jet account that was a real success. Today, they are watched by almost half a million people.

However, Elon Musk himself did not like it, who in the past repeated that information about his flights pose a threat to himself. The creator of ElonJet, in turn, emphasizes that his algorithm uses publicly available data that every starting machine must provide. He only collects this data and transmits it on Twitter.

When Musk took over Twitter, Internet users began to worry about the future of ElonJet. Sweeney himself also did a poll asking fans if Musk would block the account that was embarrassing for him (most answered “yes”). Now, however, the billionaire himself has spoken about it.

Elon Musk in his style stated that Twitter will not ban an inconvenient account, which is supposed to be due to Musk’s concern for freedom of speech. However, the billionaire stressed that the profile poses a threat to his personal safety.

My commitment to free speech even goes as far as not blocking my plane tracking account even though it is a direct threat to personal safety

– said the richest man in the world.

Elon Musk tried to bribe the creator of an inconvenient account to delete it

Jack Sweeney in response thanked Musk for his commitment and stated that most of his followers are supporters of the billionaire’s ventures. He then added that he himself condemns the use of his account by people who would like to find Musk personally. He also admitted that he could talk about peacefully closing the account on new terms.

This, of course, is a reference to the scandal that broke out in January this year, when it turned out that Musk tried to convince Sweeney to delete the account. ElonJet had 200,000 at the time. followers, and then 19-year-old Jack did not agree to Musk’s proposal. The billionaire offered 5 thousand. dollars for deleting a profile.

The teenager agreed to stop his business for 50,000. dollars he needed to start college or … give him a Tesla Model 3. However, Musk decided that it would not be right and cut off the negotiations.