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Florida college student tracking Elon Musk’s jet doesn’t plan to stop

CLERMONT, Fla. — Here, where the Florida Citrus Tower offers panoramic views of big-box retailers and backyard pool cages built atop the former orange groves, the 19-year-old college student vexing the world’s richest man chose to meet at a Panera Bread. He dug into a bowl of macaroni and cheese.

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Teen private jet tracker who irked Elon Musk stops reporting on Mark Cuban after ‘friend for life’ offer

‘You tell me what you want so that I can end this risk to my family’s safety’

The Independent UK

Why The Teen Who Tracks Elon Musk's Jet Agreed To Stop Monitoring Mark Cuban

Jack Sweeney has interacted with two of the richest people in the world in 2022, but it wasn’t exactly pleasant conversations.

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College student who tracks Elon Musk’s plane not afraid of turbulence from Twitter purchase

While some white-knuckle over the turbulence made by billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, one University of Central Florida student is flying high without any worry.

Orlando Sentinel

Some Celebrities Leave Twitter, Other Notables Return: What Investors Should Know

News that Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk reached a deal to acquire Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has drawn mixed reactions from investors, Twitter users and celebrities.

Benzinga

Teen Tracking Elon Musk's Jet Shares Backup Plan 'Just In Case' His Twitter Account 'Disappears'

Jack Sweeney, the enterprising teenager who created a Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) bot to track down Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Mus

Benzinga

What Musk's past tweets reveal about Twitter's next owner

Brash, outspoken and sometimes juvenile, Elon Musk has long been a prolific user of Twitter, the social media platform he now hopes to buy

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Teen who created bot to track Elon Musk’s private jet fears he’ll be banned from Twitter after takeover

“It’s hard to think that he wouldn’t do something,” the teen coder behind the jet tracking bot said

The Independent UK

Musk spends years silencing critics, wants free speech on Twitter

If Elon Musk can take over Twitter Inc, his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions — something he calls “essential to a functioning democracy.” But Musk, who is famously sensitive to criticism, has a mixed record on championing the cause.

Bangkok Post

Track Elon Musk's Jet with a Twitter bot

The account started by a teenager has been keeping tabs on Musk's private jet since 2020 using public ADS-B data

Salon

He was tracking Elon Musk’s jet. Now this Florida teen has moved on to Vladimir Putin

MIAMI — Jack Sweeney may be going places.

Miami Herald

Teenager who tracked Elon Musk's jet is now tracking Russian oligarch movement

The 19-year-old uses publicly available air-traffic information that he says allows him to "reveal what business is going on"

Irish Mirror

Teen who tracked Elon Musk’s jet turns his attention to Russian oligarchs

Jack Sweeney has amassed 162,000 Twitter followers on a new account monitoring the private jets of billionaires and tycoons

The Guardian - US

Teenager who tracked Elon Musk's jet starts following Russian oligarch planes

Jack Sweeney, 19, said he launched the account @RUOligarchJets after being inundated with requests Russia's wealthiest have been slapped with severe economic sanctions

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The Independent UK

Teenager who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet says he might stop in exchange for a new Tesla

Jack Sweeney, 19, said he didn’t want to give up a fun hobby without getting something that would ‘change his life’

Benzinga

Elon Musk Jet Tracker Creator Doesn't Think It's A Safety Concern: The Latest Developments

A Twitter account that tracks the private jet movement of Elon Musk and other well-known business personalities continues to operate and has amassed over 370,000 followers. Here’s the latest development in the controversy surrounding @ElonJet.

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: a night out at the circus leaves lots to think about

Like other modern entertainment, a self-help script aims to lift the evening from merely diverting to inspirational

The Guardian - UK

Teen monitoring Elon Musk’s jet ‘tracking Gates, Bezos and Drake too’

Jack Sweeney, who wants Tesla CEO to hand over $50k to remove flight tracker bot, sets sights on other celebrities

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Student Turns Down $5K From Elon Musk To Stop Tracking His Jet

The 19-year-old University of Central Florida freshman asked for $50,000 or an internship, but Musk said it "doesn't feel right to pay to shut this down."

Benzinga

Teen Who Asked For $50K To Stop Tracking Elon Musk's Jet Says The Tesla CEO Has Blocked Him On Twitter

Jack Sweeney, the enterprising teenager who created a Twitter bot to track down Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's movements, says the world’s richest person has blocked him on the microblogg

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s teen tormentor now exposing private jet movements of other billionaires after refusing his offer of $5k to quit

Musk reached out to teen in November asking him to stop the tracking of his private jet

The Guardian - UK

Teenager seeks $50k from Elon Musk to delete Twitter bot tracking private jet

In DM exchange Tesla boss offers $5,000 for takedown but 19-year-old replies: ‘Any chance to up that to $50K?’

Benzinga

Why Elon Musk Offered A 19-Year-Old $5,000 To Shut Down A Twitter Account

Elon Musk, the CEO and co-founder of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), is often criticized for his frequent private jet trips.

Input

Elon Musk offered a 19-year-old $5K to stop stalking his plane on Twitter

@ElonJet is a Twitter bot created by Jack Sweeney that tracks the movement of the tech mogul's private jet.

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