Jack Sweeney

Jack Sweeney, the student who gained fame for tracking private jets of billionaires and celebrities, including Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg, has questioned who is behind his accounts being banned on Meta's social media platforms, including...

Social media accounts that track flights of celebrities and business figures, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk have been suspended on Threads and Instagram, two platforms owned by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). The accounts had previously been banned on X since Musk bought the platform. What...

The days of tracking celebrity private jets might be coming to an end. A new FAA law could allow private aircraft owners to hide their travel data. What Happened: President Joe Biden signed the FAA reauthorization into law on May 16. The law includes a section on data privacy that enables...

Jack Sweeney, who first gained recognition for tracking Elon Musk’s private jets, has finally responded to Taylor Swift's legal threats. What Happened: On Tuesday, Sweeney, a student at the University of Central Florida, took to X, formerly Twitter, and refuted the pop singer's claim that his...

Singer Taylor Swift is under fire for her recent legal threats against a college student who tracks the private jet use of celebrities, including Swift. This move has been widely criticized as “disappointing” and “baseless.” What Happened: Legal expert Daniel A. Horwitz...

Jack Sweeney, a University of Central Florida student, first gained national attention through his social media accounts tracking Elon Musk’s private jet usage. Musk responded by suspending Sweeney’s Twitter account, saying that doxxing real-time locations was prohibited. But, Sweeney...

Tesla Inc. CEO and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday voiced his support for superstar Taylor Swift after she threatened legal action against student Jack Sweeney for tracking her private flight. What Happened: “Taylor Swift is right to be concerned,” Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter...

The legal team of Taylor Swift has issued a warning to a student who tracks the private flights of celebrities, including the pop star’s, for sharing this information online. What Happened: Jack Sweeney, a 21-year-old student at the University of Central Florida, uses publicly available data...

Elon Musk’s plan to live stream himself knocking on Mark Zuckerberg’s door, challenging Meta CEO for a “practice session,” has raised questions about the potential violation of X’s, formerly known as Twitter, own terms. What...

Jack Sweeney, the college student who approached Elon Musk with a request for $50,000 but instead faced a Twitter ban, has moved to Mark Zuckerberg's — and Twitter competitor — Threads.   "ElonJet has arrived to Threads!" Sweeney posted on...

A clash between a tenacious college student and Twitter owner Elon Musk once again takes center stage, as banning the jet-tracking account sparks a storm of controversy and accusations of biased enforcement.  What Happened: Jack Sweeney, the "kid" who asked Musk for $50,000 but got banned...

The Florida "kid" who tracked Elon Musk's private jet on Twitter has now turned his attention to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Jack Sweeney, the Florida "kid" who tracked Elon Musk's private jet on Twitter, has now turned his attention to Florida governor and a potential Republican candidate for...

Jack Sweeney, the student tracking billionaire Elon Musk's private jet on Twitter, shared that Musk's jet made 134 flights in total in 2022, with the shortest being six minutes long and the longest lasting for 12 hours and 20 minutes.  Sweeney has compiled the figures...

Jack Sweeney, the 19-year-old whose Twitter account tracks Elon Musk's private jet, is now on Twitter under a new username after Musk banned his account @ElonJet for breaking Twitter rules.  Sweeney has now created a new account called @ElonJetNextDay. It tracks Musk's...

Elon Musk-led Twitter has suspended the account of Mastodon after the rival service published a link to a jet-tracking account on its own platform. What Happened: Mastodon (@joinmastodon), the Twitter handle of the open-source platform, showed an “Account Suspended” notice at the time...