Twitter boss and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he will be taking legal action against Jack Sweeney, a university student behind the now-suspended Twitter account that tracked the billionaire's private jet flights. This came after Mr Musk shared that his son, who was travelling in a car, was followed by a “crazy stalker” at night.
In a post on Thursday, the Tesla CEO wrote that a Twitter account that shares the real-time location of anyone will be taken down. “Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info,” Mr Musk wrote.
“Posting locations someone travelled to on a slightly delayed basis isn't a safety problem, so is ok,” the tweet further read.
Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 15, 2022
Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn't a safety problem, so is ok.
Mr Musk, in a subsequent tweet, shared that last night a car carrying his 2-year-old son X Æ A-12 was followed by a person who thought that the Twitter boss was in vehicle. “Last night, a car carrying Lil X in LA was followed by a crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who later blocked the car from moving and climbed onto the hood. Legal action is being taken against Sweeney & organizations who supported harm to my family,” he wrote.
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.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 15, 2022
Legal action is being taken against Sweeney & organizations who supported harm to my family.
Elon Musk, later, also shared a video of a masked person sitting inside the car. In the clip, a person wearing a black hoodie and mask is seen sitting inside a white car. The number plate of the vehicle is also shown in the video. “Anyone recognise this person or car?” asked Mr Musk.
Anyone recognize this person or car? pic.twitter.com/2U0Eyx7iwl
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 15, 2022
Twitter suspended the bot account that tracked Elon Musk's jet flights on Wednesday. “Well it appears @ElonJet is suspended," creator Jack Sweeney tweeted from his personal account, which also has been suspended now.
