Jack Sweeney did not expect such a decision. The creator of the ElonJet account, which tracks the routes of Elon Musk’s private jet, thought his automated bot would not survive the billionaire’s arrival at the helm of Twitter. But Elon Musk assured that he does not intend to delete it.
A first attempt to close in January
The 20-year-old student uses public air traffic data to track the flights of Elon Musk’s private plane. He thanked the new head of the platform for not ending the tracking of him, assuring that “the vast majority of people who follow [ce] account are supporters and admirers of Elon Musk’s projects.
But this decision was by no means certain. In January, Elon Musk, who was not yet planning to buy Twitter, had contacted Jack Sweeney to reach an agreement. The billionaire had offered the young man $5,000 to close his account in order to reduce his security risks.
The student told Business Insider that “$5,000 was not enough” for the job that had required him to open this account. Above all, this sum of money was too small to replace “the pleasure [qu’il a] to work on this project. He had even tried to raise the auction to $50,000, without success, Konbini said.
When Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter, Jack Sweeney believed that the transaction would mean the end of his activities. He worried her through a survey to find out if the ElonJet account was going to be banned. 58.6% of voters predicted account deletion. Wrongly.
This summer, a similar account had gained momentum. It made it possible to follow the movements of Bernard Arnault’s private plane. But since then, the LVMH boss has preferred to sell his private jet and opt for charter so he can travel anonymously.
Source: BFM TV
