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 Happened: On Monday, Drew Harwell, a reporter for The Washington Post, took to X and pointed out that Musk’s actions mirror the rule violations he criticized journalists for — he was drawing attention to last year’s controversy surrounding Jack Sweeney, the Florida “kid” who tracked Musk’s private jet on Twitter.
At the time, Musk, who acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022, banned the @ElonJet account, citing concerns over “assassination coordinates” being posted.
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The act of live-streaming himself en route to Zuckerberg’s residence could arguably be considered a violation of similar gravity, if not more so.
This assertion gains weight considering that @ElonJet operated with a delay of several hours and that access to airport tarmacs is restricted, making Musk’s new proposal potentially more invasive, said Casey Newton from Platformer.
For the unversed, over the past few days, Musk and Zuckerberg have been going to and fro at each other until the Meta CEO called him out and said it is time to “move on.”
Musk then went on to post about visiting Zuckerberg’s Palo Alto home uninvited. However, a Zuckerberg spokesperson affirmed his absence from Palo Alto and emphasized his commitment to treating the sport seriously, rebuffing any idea of fighting an uninvited guest, noted Newton.
Why It’s Important: According to X’s policy, it is prohibited to share certain types of private information like home addresses or physical location specifics such as street addresses, GPS coordinates, or any other identifiers associated without the explicit consent of the rightful owner.
Additionally, sharing live location data, whether directly disclosed on Twitter or through third-party URLs, is strictly restricted. This encompasses travel routes, precise physical whereabouts, or any details that could disclose someone’s location, irrespective of whether such information is publicly accessible.
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