Elon Musk has blocked a Twitter account that was following his plane despite promising not to.

Elon Musk has again broken one of his many promises since he owns Twitter. The social network blocked a popular account ElonJetwho followed the route of his private jet, despite the fact that the manager himself said last November that he would not do so because it would be contrary to freedom of expression on the platform.

The truth is that Elon Musk has been closely following a Twitter account created by a teenager for months to detail all the movements of the Gulfstream G650, which is also used by the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX – and possibly part of his team as well. move. . In fact, just a few months ago, a user who succeeded; Jack Sweeney stated Protocol than his own Musk wrote to him offering $5,000 in exchange for deactivating him.because, according to him, it was a risk to his safety. “I don’t like the idea of ​​being shot by a psycho,” the billionaire continued. Sweeney refused to turn it off, and so far the account has continued to post landings and takeoffs of said aircraft.

Elon Musk also used the account tracking his plane as an example to demonstrate his commitment to free speech on Twitter. In a recent tweet He said that while ElonJet poses a “direct threat to personal safety,” he would not ban it. However, in recent days, Jack Sweeney himself revealed in a post that Ella Irvine, Twitter’s VP of Trust and Security, asked her team to apply a “very strong VF” (visibility filter) to the account to minimize her appearance on the platform. . . Musk hasn’t mentioned anything about it yet. Account also displayed as paused On Twitter.

Freedom of speech on Twitter fair

Realizing free speech on Twitter has always been one of Elon Musk’s goals. This is, in fact, the main reason why the tycoon decided to acquire the company. However, after his arrival, we have seen many examples that show that in fact the opportunity to share what everyone thinks, whether it is controversial or not, It’s not like the CEO promised.

Elon Musk confirmed a few weeks ago that accounts parodying other accounts would be permanently banned from the platform unless they proved they were parodies. The manager also banned Kanye West’s Twitter account again just a few days after it was restored, after checking it out. The rapper posted an image with a swastika. In the latter case, and given the atrocities that this symbol represents, the suspension of the account is more than justified. Also known as Ye, he also stated in an interview that he saw “good things about Hitler”.