Elon Musk has introduced an interesting new policy at Twitter, which could have some implications for avgeeks... Elon Musk's private jet fiasco leads to new Twitter rules Yesterday I wrote about how Twitter suspended the @ElonJet account, which was an account that tracked the location of Elon Musk's private jet using publicly available data. This…
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Should correct past articles discussing how Jack was able to track Elon and other aircraft not trackable via the usual tracking sites.
He has access to ADSBexchange data. ADSBexchange doesn't utilize the FAA's SWIM feed and that's why he's able to circumvent the FAA's privacy programs.
…didn’t he just share the location of a supposed stalker including publishing the face and license plate of this guy?
sadly, you failed to mention that Twitter also suspended the account following Bezos’ jet. It is not just about the oh-so evil Musk.
Indicating the physical location of someone is a safety violation...but hate speech and advocating physical attacks on lawmakers one disagrees with, trans folks, People of Color, and Jews isn't? Got it.
Will there now be an option to turn off the tracking in Tesla’s cars, or will Elon still be able to track us whilst we can’t track him?
All this means it's that Twitter's value is diminished. I'm only using it now for direct messages to responsive companies like Hyatt or Southwest and for nothing else. I suppose if Musk wants to hurt his own investment then that's his business and not mine.
Oh please, cut the drama queen crap. I'm sure that you had no issue with old Twitter pulling the rug out from Trump's speech while providing a platform to Putin, the Iranian Mullahs (who execute gays and protesters) and other worldwide cretins. Your "outrage" is overly selective and I call BS.
government planes other than for the President are not unique to a specific individual. And he has a host of security mechanisms that no other person in the world has, including what is on the aircraft itself.
Yet again, Musk is bringing the sanity back into social media.
the world has gone a step too far when it expects to be able to track the movements of individuals.
Twitter banned Trump because he incited a violent attack on the Capitol to try to overturn the election. Hope this helps.
Completely biased decision, but reasonable nonetheless. Moderating hate speech is tough, as the definition is oh so subjective and it’s a slippery slope. As we saw with previous leadership, many tweets/accounts were mislabeled as hate speech and removed to advance lopsided political narratives.
The policy, as stated in the tweet, would ban all live news reporting ("Mr Ray is now taking his place in the committee room for his testimony", etc).
The former chief of security at Facebook mentioned a moderation method that one might apply in this type of scenario. If a person's location is identified by an established news outlet, the person's position can be tweeted. If a person's location is identified by another means, no. This would address the case in which "John Smith is now entering the court house to offer testimony."
Now, if Mr. Musk would just reestablish the unit that monitored tweets for child exploitation, that would be great.
To be fair, you didn't mention that Musk did this after a crazy guy blocked the car his son was travelling in, thinking Musk was there, and jumped on the hood of the car.
No "hate speech" involved here, simply publication of public location data for an airplane.
Not tracking an individual, just an airplane. And, in any event, the airplane is exactly as trackable today as it was yesterday. It's just a matter of whether the tweeter will be allowed to say where the airplane is, or not.
@stogieguy7 - Yes, my outrage is selective: I choose not to support racism, homophobia, transphobia, anti-Semitism, or political violence - all things Trump - and others - have embraced on Twitter and beyond. If you don't agree those things are horrible, just say that - no need to resort to personal attacks.
VERY INTERESTING BEN,
. . . reading your lines how you bash Elon Musk and his new rules and bans on twitter.
YOU, the person who is not even sharing dates of his travel and does NOT respond to messages while still at the destination, to NOT being able to be tracked down, BUT pointing with your fingers at others who try to be just as private as you are . . . . that makes me wonder!
It's EVERYBODY'S private thing to state a location or even a place they are right now, tracking has NOTHING to do with free speech!
It's simply a precaution!
The thing about Musk's changes is that they have mostly been self-serving. He clearly DGAF about anything that affects others.
So, what are the everyday implications of this to us frequent travelers?
Does this mean I cannot use Twitter anymore to contact my airline or hotel chain for assistance when a problem arises ("I am at XXX Airport and my flight to YYY was just cancelled" or "I am at Hilton/Marriott/Hyatt in XXX and need assistance with...") ?
Confused.
Of course. Of course this is the Tim Dunn take.
"the world has gone a step too far when it expects to be able to track the movements of individuals."
Perhaps ask old mate Musk to turn this feature off for his Twitter and Tesla subscribers.
Surely all rich and famous want their privacy under the claim it's for their personal security. If he were king he'd ban paparazzi, well, only for himself. But to a point he could have enjoyed the notoriety when he wasn't. Then he just might have arranged that encounter with his car as it passed that point.
What were trumps last two tweets on Twitter?
Does Twitter remove/ban people for what they do in their personal life? (This isn't sarcasm, I actually want to know, because I thought that only a direct call to violence on/ via Twitter would get you banned)