Internal Twitter messages obtained by the creator of a bot that tracks Elon Musk's private jet activity shows the handle was muted in a targeted effort by Twitter staffers.
A Twitter account following the international activity of Elon Musk’s private jet suddenly flew under the radar on Dec. 2, with users finding they could no longer search for the automated account. But internal company messages, obtained by the bot’s creator, Jack Sweeney, show the handle was muted in a targeted effort by Twitter staffers.
“Internal messages obtained by a anonymous Twitter employee explained to me that on ‘Dec 2 2022 your accountwas visibility limited/restricted to a severe degree internally,” Sweeney tweeted on Saturday. The move comes just one month after Musk publicly announced his commitment to free speech on the platform. “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,” the billionaire tweeted at the time.
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