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Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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I honestly find it impossible for anyone to defend this self-serving behaviour.

Let's be honest - he owns the company and he have every right to do whatever he want with it including burning it all to the ground. So he could just ban that account to begin with and everyone would just learn that Twitter is now his private fan club. Instead he given some empty promises about "being free speech absolutist" and "not banning account that track his private jet" just to do exactly that shortly after. I…

The problem he's going to have to contend with is that you can't be a partial free speech absolutist, especially not when all the exceptions have to do with your own person. It puts the lie to most of his statements on the subject so far. Not that there was any doubt.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

#114

No they didn't. Or if they did they banned it again after their new figleaf rules were enacted. You can't make this up, what a mess.

Well so long as it's no longer the government asking him to censor things that aren't illegal and ban people they don't like, it's a private company so I don't see what the problem is.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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post #74

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This feels like tweeting something like "hanging out with at " is now a bannable offense? Am I missing something?

It's a hastily-written rule designed to ban Things Musk Doesn't Like while allowing things he does. See also the exception: > In addition, you may not share private media, such as images or videos of private individuals, without their consent. However, we recognise that there are instances where users may share images or videos of private individuals, who are not public figures, as part of a newsworthy event or to fu…

do you like Agile sprints and changing priorities?

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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They did this so they could say they banned it due to their new rule against location sharing, rather than Elon's personal vendetta.

That's such a stupid explanation that it's probably true.

Should anyone care?

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

#120

Elon posted some info[0] that gives it some context: "Last night, car carrying lil X in LA was followed by crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who later blocked car from moving & climbed onto hood. Legal action is being taken against Sweeney & organizations who supported harm to my family." Make that what you will. [0]: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1603190155107794944

Are cars reporting real-time location to some online services?

Good that cars dont do it unlike private jets!

That would be terrible for privacy... /s

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