But in reality high profile people will become targets for crazies. Or regular people if this was widespread. Crazies are out there. We all know it.
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Sonik
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Your IP is public information too but I were to make an twitter account that stalks your public IP and posts all the sites you visited based on it or just all the IPs your ISP gives you would be fucking weird to say the least. Stop hiding behind this public information bullshit for obviously creepy shit.
Punished Miku
Member
I'm not hiding behind anything. Literally all we have to do is use the standard Elon himself set. He literally said over and over that if it's legal, he'll allow it as free speech. Remember when he was also specifically asked about the elon jet account and literally said he would not ban it? I remember. The guy is an erratic liar who has no clue what he's doing. The free speech absolutist who bans journalists and blocks all rival social media platforms from being linked.
https://nypost.com/2022/11/07/elon-...account-tracking-his-jet-despite-safety-risk/.
"My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,” Musk tweeted."
-Elon Musk, 11/7/22
What a commitment.
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LegendOfKage
Gold Member
Yes, he's a hypocrite who didn't follow his own standard, but do you want him to? Are you saying you want him to allow hate speech, slurs, and doxing? The rival platforms thing we agree was an absurdly stupid thing to do, and completely hypocritical, so let's not bother debating that particular common ground. But otherwise how do you want him to run the platform?
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Punished Miku
Member
I never advocated for a 4chan-esque free speech absolutist platform, so no that's not my goal.
At this point my main interests are in watching the Elon train wreck and pointing out clear dangers emerging from his deception and personal biased interests. I don't trust anything this guy says, and think he's just as much of a danger as anyone that was at Twitter previously. Both are motivated by biased special interests. I don't use any social media at all because I never trusted any of them.
LegendOfKage
Gold Member
I guess I just don't see the point of someone essentially not agreeing with me, then changing their mind, and instead of me being happy that perhaps they've learned to see things from my perspective, I mock them for not adhering to their original statement, and I call them a liar. I'm seeing a lot of that with Musk.
To me it's really easy to say "as long as it's legal it should be allowed" until you're the one allowing it, and it's making everyone else's experience worse. That isn't to say that censorship should ever be enacted with intent on silencing anyone's worldview or personal beliefs, but I'm not advocating for a 4chan-esque anything goes platform either.
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
The only reason anyone is following his jet is because he keeps complaining about it. He tried to buy the kid out for like $5k a few years ago. The story was stagnant until Musk banned the account, the guy who made it, and every other account of his.
I don't hate Musk by any means but I think he whole ordeal is hilarious because its self-inflicted.
You're over thinking the whole thing. When I get on an airplane, my wife can follow the path the same as with Elon's jet. The difference is that if Elon took a commercial first class flight, no one would know which craft he was on. I specifically tell my wife which flight I am on in case something happens. If I didn't tell her or anyone, no one would have any idea.
Also if the idea of people tracking you scares you that much, I would recommend getting rid of your smartphone.
I don't hate Musk by any means but I think he whole ordeal is hilarious because its self-inflicted.
It doesn't track where he drives or goes. It tracks his plane, not him. Hell, he could let someone borrow his aircraft and there would still be tweets. If aircraft are not tracked, what is going to stop them from crashing into each other?
You're over thinking the whole thing. When I get on an airplane, my wife can follow the path the same as with Elon's jet. The difference is that if Elon took a commercial first class flight, no one would know which craft he was on. I specifically tell my wife which flight I am on in case something happens. If I didn't tell her or anyone, no one would have any idea.
Also if the idea of people tracking you scares you that much, I would recommend getting rid of your smartphone.
So don't fly on a private jet. This info has been available for decades.
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Punished Miku
Member
Because I don't trust him at all that he now agrees. I don't trust anything he says.
And if he is so narrowminded that he makes decisions on policy for a global company based on his own personal interactions, then he is not fit for the job. Really. Even the twitter files revealed that as biased and ridiculous as they were, they had committees of multiple people debating it and getting feedback from the FBI. Now that's a whole other can of worms of massive fail that I don't condone. But it's a whole different thing than one eccentric guy getting into a scare and the next day flipping global policy. He acts like a child. He hasn't demonstrated anything that tells me he weighed the issues and changed his mind on anything substantive.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out Equipage Rule | Federal Aviation Administration
Background: As demand for our nation's airspace grows, NextGen technologies and procedures are making air travel safer and more efficient, with less impact on the environment. Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is a foundational NextGen technology that transforms aircraft
Trackers on planes were mandatory after 2020.
Justification for the requirement:
I don't see how Musk could not have been aware of this at the time of purchase.
Sonik
Member
Keep moving the goalposts, first you defended this creepy shit by saying it's just public information and now you attach it to what Musk said about free speech. I don't give a fuck if Musk is not consistent, this ElonJen bullshit is still extremely creepy stalking behavior.
Punished Miku
Member
I honestly don't care about it. I don't weep for private jet owners that have to log their flights at publicly funded airports, guided by government air traffic controllers. It's not in the top 1 million issues I worry about. If the government wants to change this law, I wouldn't care.
The only issue IS Elon being hypocritical about it.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
He knows it exploded because he reacted to it and wanted to bury it. Probably why he stopped talking about it entirely.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Women are already being stalked out in the open by exes and strangers and acquaintances. I hate that for them.
But what's going on with ElonsJet isn't the same thing. It's his private jet... Someone would have to be The Flash or Superman to get to his destination and then follow him from there. Any stalker isn't going to be able to do that. The BEST they could do is buy a plane ticket and then get to his destination and make guesswork of where he's staying or something. Even then, they'd likely have to go through his bodyguards... Which he likely has by now.
And they'd likely be too late to get to him as he's probably left already to fly elsewhere. If they aren't at his home already, then what's the point of fretting about his jet?
But what's going on with ElonsJet isn't the same thing. It's his private jet... Someone would have to be The Flash or Superman to get to his destination and then follow him from there. Any stalker isn't going to be able to do that. The BEST they could do is buy a plane ticket and then get to his destination and make guesswork of where he's staying or something. Even then, they'd likely have to go through his bodyguards... Which he likely has by now.
And they'd likely be too late to get to him as he's probably left already to fly elsewhere. If they aren't at his home already, then what's the point of fretting about his jet?
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
If I have someone's license plate number, I can get access to their registration info. So this is valid for anyone driving on the road too.
gothmog
Gold Member
But in reality this is public information. Some of this info is sourced just by using a radio and listening for transponders near airports. That info can be traced back to ownership records.
Crazies can use it, but I've seen some really good tracking of oligarchs and other notorious people. It shines a lot of light around the simple fact that even though some of these people are sanctioned, the world is a really big place if you have a lot of money.
You really don't need to defend these people. If they have enough money to buy a plane they have enough to hire someone that takes their personal security seriously.
Thaedolus
Gold Member
Yeah but billionaires get special rules!
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
The only reason anyone is following his jet is because he keeps complaining about it. He tried to buy the kid out for like $5k a few years ago. The story was stagnant until Musk banned the account, the guy who made it, and every other account of his.
I don't hate Musk by any means but I think he whole ordeal is hilarious because its self-inflicted.
It doesn't track where he drives or goes. It tracks his plane, not him. Hell, he could let someone borrow his aircraft and there would still be tweets. If aircraft are not tracked, what is going to stop them from crashing into each other?
You're over thinking the whole thing. When I get on an airplane, my wife can follow the path the same as with Elon's jet. The difference is that if Elon took a commercial first class flight, no one would know which craft he was on. I specifically tell my wife which flight I am on in case something happens. If I didn't tell her or anyone, no one would have any idea.
Also if the idea of people tracking you scares you that much, I would recommend getting rid of your smartphone.
So don't fly on a private jet. This info has been available for decades.
I just think it's crazy that people track others to such an insane degree.
I mean imagine getting on the internet any day and seeing your person being tracked all the time. Car. Plane. Whatever.
I don't know man. It's insane to me.
Punished Miku
Member
People don't just have a right to fly around in US airspace. It's kind of an inherently government controlled thing. The government tracks all planes and large aspects of the infrastructure are taxpayer funded. If you want to have your own plane in the air coordinated by the government air traffic controllers, the government tracks it and it's public. The guy can take his LA tunnel if he wants, or the hyperloop.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Car is not being tracked. I don’t where this keeps coming from.
Literally all this info is accessible to any American. Nothing here is new or stalkerish.
Trolls go to great lengths man. I’m shocked anyone here is surprised about this.
Cellphones are goin to blow your mind when you learn what data is accessible about you. Same for Alexa and other smart assistants. There is no privacy anymore.
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RoboFu
One of the green rats
Nah it’s a good comparison. Both were absolute one sided propaganda and any other voices got shut down.
What you are referring to would be like comparing conservatives to nazi fascists. I mean who would do that?
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
It’s not okay when anyone does it. And it is not an apt comparison at all. It is disgusting and undermines your argument. Twitter has always been a shithole, you don’t need to equate the platform with Nazi propaganda and atrocities to make your point.Nah it’s a good comparison. Both were absolute one sided propaganda and any other voices got shut down.
What you are referring to would be like comparing conservatives to nazi fascists. I mean who would do that?
I’m not arguing against your points-I actually agree with your first sentance. Just saying your argument is lost because of the Godwin Rule.
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-Minsc-
Member
Or was one toxic echo chamber simply replaced with another one on a different spectrum? I don't use Twitter so I don't know.
Romulus
Member
There's more of everything. Before, even a varying opinion would result in dogpiles. Now, it's more even.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I hate to break it to you, but flights are tracked outside of the US too.
Live European Air Transport Flight Status - FlightAware
European Air Transport Flight Status (with flight tracker and live maps) -- view all flights or track any European Air Transport flight
flightaware.com
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
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Exclusive: Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp
Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk.
www.reuters.com
funkygunther
Banned
How is that breaking it to me?
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
Before, one could basically sculpt their own echo chamber on Twitter. It was kind of the point of the platform. Before I finally deleted my account it felt like the entire thing was broken. I was seeing tweets from people I would never want to engage with. I can't be the only person driven away by the changes. I mean, I use social media, such as GAF, for relaxing and engaging with like minded people. Who wants to sign in to some app and have a flurry of disagreeable people coming at them?
Anyways, maybe this new guy will basically set everything right again. Personally I doubt it - I think it's dead. It will hobble on for a bit because so many journalists and politicians use it, but it feels like it's already on borrowed time.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
I am ok with Private Jet tracking. He can always rent a plane or take a regular flight if he doesnt want to be tracked.
I recently found that the celebrities dont just use private jets, they abuse them. The kardashians use it for 10 minute flights that would otherwise be 40 minute car rides up and down the west coast. One of them is married to some rapper and they once used two separate flights to go from Tampa to LA just 15 minutes apart. they literally couldnt wait 15 minutes for their own spouse. wtf.
Im not an environmentalist or too keen on the whole climate change thing but this is too much. Fuck em. If this account discourages them from taking these flights then im all for it.
I recently found that the celebrities dont just use private jets, they abuse them. The kardashians use it for 10 minute flights that would otherwise be 40 minute car rides up and down the west coast. One of them is married to some rapper and they once used two separate flights to go from Tampa to LA just 15 minutes apart. they literally couldnt wait 15 minutes for their own spouse. wtf.
Im not an environmentalist or too keen on the whole climate change thing but this is too much. Fuck em. If this account discourages them from taking these flights then im all for it.
Jinzo Prime
Gold Member
So... has he stepped down yet, or what? Been busy lately.
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funkygunther
Banned
Based take
Chittagong
Gold Member
This whole private jet thing is a big fucking distraction. If you would be actually that worried of your privacy you’d fly something like Netjets or Vistajet. They’ll have a random Global 7500 waiting for you in hours, and nobody, not even you, knows the tail number until an hour or two before takeoff. Planes are brand new and well kitted and use the same FBOs for ground services and catering as you would do with your own jet.
Bragr
Banned
Thanks, I'll remember that the next time I take a ride in my jet.
Sonik
Member
OK then, do it to someone on twitter and see what happens. It's called doxxing fyi...
LegendOfKage
Gold Member
This first post presented without comment:
And in response to this second post, Musk replied "rules now apply equally."
He's talking about the fact that if you're suspended on twitter and want to come back, you often need to delete your own post and select an option that acknowledges that you broke the rules.
And to that I have to say screw these self righteous reporters who never reported on this sort of thing when it was happening to people that they don't like, and screw Twitter for keeping it in place. I don't consider it very "free speech" to compel people to admit wrongdoing if they want to continue to use your platform, even if they don't agree with the actions that a twitter moderator took against them (which are often vague and unspecific), and don't agree that their actions broke the rules.
Twitter could accomplish the same thing if they reworded the text to "you acknowledge that twitter considers this content to have broken the rules, and you agree not to post similar content going forward." Something like that would work.
And in response to this second post, Musk replied "rules now apply equally."
He's talking about the fact that if you're suspended on twitter and want to come back, you often need to delete your own post and select an option that acknowledges that you broke the rules.
And to that I have to say screw these self righteous reporters who never reported on this sort of thing when it was happening to people that they don't like, and screw Twitter for keeping it in place. I don't consider it very "free speech" to compel people to admit wrongdoing if they want to continue to use your platform, even if they don't agree with the actions that a twitter moderator took against them (which are often vague and unspecific), and don't agree that their actions broke the rules.
Twitter could accomplish the same thing if they reworded the text to "you acknowledge that twitter considers this content to have broken the rules, and you agree not to post similar content going forward." Something like that would work.
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Ahh, okay so you are just here to troll. Got it.
That would require me to have a Twitter account. No thanks. I don’t do social media.
funkygunther
Banned
What? The only trolling going on is bringing up irrelevant stuff about UK vs USA, the Bill of Rights and whatever you thought you were doing saying Europe has flight tracking too. None of that has anything to do with anything itt.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Okay thank you for verifying.
funkygunther
Banned
Can you explain how USA vs UK and the Bill of Rights is relevant to the discussion?
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I never said it was. If you’re dead set on continuing, PM so the thread isn’t further derailed.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
It’s this guy:
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WhatDidHeSay?
Member
Hahaha... What a massive merkin he is. Even his mum and dad struggled to spell his proper name which is Leon 
Larogue
Member
It’s this guy:
This can't be a good news.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
It’s this guy:
He is going to try to claim bankruptcy. I just know it! That's what he's doing with all these boneheaded, illogical, borderline maudlin, incredibly stupid decisions!
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
On a more light-hearted note...
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
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