ElonJet, the social media account that tracks Elon Musk’s jet, has been banned once again.
But this time it’s not by Elon Musk and X, formerly Twitter. The account has been banned there since December 2022. (The platform allows an alternative version of ElonJet which posts Musk’s jet’s travels on a 24-hour delay.)
This time ElonJet has been banned by Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. And it’s not alone. Also banned this week were Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts that tracked the private jet travels of Zuckerberg, Musk, Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Kylie Jenner, Ron DeSantis, among other celebrities.
Meta bans celebrity jet trackers
It appears that as of this week, real-time celebrity jet trackers are no longer permitted on Meta’s platforms.
“Given the risk of physical harm to individuals, and in keeping with the independent Oversight Board’s recommendation, we’ve disabled these accounts for violating our privacy policy,” a Meta …