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Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by salawat »

fundad wrote: post #405
postmeta wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

maybe they followed the car from the airport?

One single car leaves the entire airport? Stalker must have paid someone for the plate number.

Welp, guess we better set up a license plate anonymization program...

Law enforcement says NO! In the distance

Guess that's that.

Welcome to being a trackable number Elon. Remember, it's all in the public interest. Also, It's funny how billionaire's pander to this type of surveillance in the Board Room, but suddenly start trying to throw off the bit/yoke when it starts to inconvenience them personally once somebody is sufficiently motivated to start leveraging the data trail they all are instrumental in maintaining.

Gotta love the self-referential inconsistency.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by ssnistfajen »

_djo_ wrote: post #792
ssnistfajen wrote: post #625

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then why isn't OpenSky (where elonjet gets data from) and sites like Flightradar24 being sued by Elon then? They publish/provide the exact same info. The only bad faith argument here is claiming publishing publicly available information is somehow endangerment.

I expect he will sue those next, forcing them out of business and taking away an extremely useful tool for both general interest and holding people, companies, and countries accountable.

I really don't see how he has a valid case against them as ADS-B data have been public for a long time. An expensive case with very slim chances of winning. Elon is literally scope creep personified. Several of his companies are at crucial stages of management yet this is what he chooses to spend time and energy on (or perhaps that's intentional?),.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by ssnistfajen »

jfoster wrote: post #739
ssnistfajen wrote: post #625

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then why isn't OpenSky (where elonjet gets data from) and sites like Flightradar24 being sued by Elon then? They publish/provide the exact same info. The only bad faith argument here is claiming publishing publicly available information is somehow endangerment.

Because those websites are not tools aimed toward targeting him specifically and tying his name to a particular airplane.

Elon tied his name to a particular airplane when he purchased said airplane.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by jacquesm »

standardUser wrote: post #954
jacquesm wrote: post #657

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That's not how solidarity works though.

Solidarity won't stop climate change. Putting people in positions of political power who prioritize transforming our economy will stop climate change.

It won't but it will help to create more support with the rest of the people. Do as I say but not as I do doesn't work with adults any more than it works with little children.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by andirk »

killdozer wrote: post #249
andirk wrote: post #180

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Did Legal also tell you to disseminate said information to the public with your rando character handle account made 20 minutes ago?

Thank god we have people like you looking out for the little guy.

I am looking out for you, yes, little guy. Point is I am skeptical as to whether that individual has any actual insight. Then again, making a different account to post that one message may make sense since it is sensitive info. Sounds incorrect either way.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by BudaDude »

djur wrote: post #215
benced wrote: post #199

I don’t think it’s crazy for Twitter to ban stuff like this. The damning part is just that it explicitly goes against the stuff Musk has repeatedly said!

It's definitely hard to figure out the logic where it's OK to ban someone for posting plane data because it might be misused for dangerous while it's bad evil censorship to ban the President while he's actively trying to overturn the results of a lawful election.

It's simple, Does it hurt Elon's feelings? If so, ban them.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by SNosTrAnDbLe »

hakanderyal wrote: post #96

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

Twitter should be at twitter.elonmusk.com instead of twitter.com

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by Natsu »

1MachineElf wrote: post #575
Natsu wrote: post #438

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Elon is claiming this is the new standard going forward: "[Elon] added that any account revealing people's real-time locations will be suspended "as it is a physical safety violation"."

I wonder how he'll react when he learns about smartphone "Location Services"

I wasn't aware of those being on Twitter, but they're absolutely horrible for privacy.

Re: Twitter has re-suspended ElonJet account

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Post by kentm »

chaosbolt wrote: post #738
plandis wrote: post #126

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Legal action being taken against the person who pulled public flight information and published already public information? The sad part is I’m sure Elon can bury this guy in fees even if the lawsuit is ultimately ruled as entirely without merit.

Well Alex Jones got sued and the judge said he has to pay 1 billion $, and all he was sued for (according to the prosecutor) was publishing the family's information which I'm sure he also found available publicly and they got harassed by other people. So Elonjet taking the information publicly available, sharing it, and people "harassing" Elon is similar enough. Again, before Elon bought twitter the narative was that…

> and all he was sued for (according to the prosecutor) was publishing the family's information

This is incorrect.

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