Twitter Account Tracking Elon Musk’s Private Jet Gets Shadow Banned
A Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet across the world suddenly flew under the radar earlier this month, with users finding they could no longer search for the automated account, or tag it in tweets through suggested usernames.
The reason for the heavy restriction on its accessibility, according to the bot’s creator, Jack Sweeney, was that Twitter staffers had dampened the account in a targeted effort—and he had the receipts to prove it.
“Thanks whistleblowers,” he tweeted on Saturday before posting a thread he called “My Twitter Files.”