{"id":1775514,"date":"2022-12-15T06:37:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1775514"},"modified":"2022-12-15T06:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:37:53","slug":"streisand-effect-elon-musk-bans-account-that-he-said-he-wouldnt-unbans-it-then-bans-it-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/streisand-effect-elon-musk-bans-account-that-he-said-he-wouldnt-unbans-it-then-bans-it-again\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Streisand Effect\u2019: Elon Musk Bans Account That He Said He Wouldn\u2019t, Unbans It, Then Bans It Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstreisand-effect-elon-musk-bans-account-that-he-said-he-wouldnt-unbans-it-then-bans-it-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1775514&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Twitter CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> banned a Twitter account on Wednesday that he previously stated he would not ban, and then he unbanned the account after facing public backlash only to re-ban the account a short time later.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said that the decision to ban Jack Sweeney, a sophomore at the University of Central Florida, was based on security concerns, which appears to be the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-will-not-sign-autographs-ever-again-as-he-warns-assassination-risk-is-quite-significant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reason<\/a> why he will no longer sign autographs for fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,\u201d Musk tweeted back in November.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1589414958508691456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweeny created the account @ElonJet because he thought \u201cit\u2019d be cool to track how Musk managed his business empire,\u201d The Washington Post reports.<\/p>\n<p>Musk banned the account, banned Sweeney\u2019s personal account several hours later, and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/12\/14\/23509817\/twitter-elonjets-ban-creator-jack-sweeney-links-trackers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned<\/a> \u201cdozens of other accounts he operates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk then unbanned @ElonJet for a short period of time before re-banning the account later in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Musk also banned the ability of Twitter users to post links to Sweeney\u2019s other accounts on other social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t complete this request because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful,\u201d the message said. \u201cVisit our Help Center to learn more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Linking to ElonJet on Facebook is also now blocked on Twitter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ou4Pg2L0Uj\">pic.twitter.com\/ou4Pg2L0Uj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Webster (@webster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/webster\/status\/1603127493883359232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter then changed its policies surrounding posting private information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen someone shares an individual\u2019s live location on Twitter, there is an increased risk of physical harm,\u201d the company tweeted. \u201cMoving forward, we\u2019ll remove Tweets that share this information, and accounts dedicated to sharing someone else\u2019s live location will be suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When someone shares an individual\u2019s live location on Twitter, there is an increased risk of physical harm. Moving forward, we\u2019ll remove Tweets that share this information, and accounts dedicated to sharing someone else\u2019s live location will be suspended.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSafety\/status\/1603165961795903489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk then tweeted that the new policy happened because he claimed that there was an incident involving a stalker and his son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cThis includes posting links to sites with real-time location info. Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn\u2019t a safety problem, so is ok.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night, car carrying lil X in LA was followed by crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who later blocked car from moving &#038; climbed onto hood,\u201d he continued. \u201cLegal action is being taken against Sweeney &#038; organizations who supported harm to my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night, car carrying lil X in LA was followed by crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who later blocked car from moving &#038; climbed onto hood.<\/p>\n<p>Legal action is being taken against Sweeney &#038; organizations who supported harm to my family.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1603190155107794944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of Musk\u2019s biggest fans, who Musk responds to, like Whole Mars Catalog, urged the billionaire to stop what he was doing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElon, he is just a kid. Don\u2019t take legal action against him,\u201d the account tweeted. \u201cIt\u2019s bad press + the streisand effect. I understand you must be angry when the safety of your kid is being put at risk, but still dealing with Greenspan I wouldn\u2019t want anyone else to go through that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon, he is just a kid. Don\u2019t take legal action against him. It\u2019s bad press + the streisand effect. <\/p>\n<p>I understand you must be angry when the safety of your kid is being put at risk, but still dealing with Greenspan I wouldn\u2019t want anyone else to go through that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WholeMarsBlog\/status\/1603192669211340800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk banned a Twitter account on Wednesday that he previously stated he would not ban, and then he unbanned the account after facing public backlash only to re-ban the account a short time later. Musk said that the decision to ban Jack Sweeney, a sophomore at the University of Central Florida, was &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1775520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[9119,5555,4929,6202,8639,4249,7454,4250,9117,6195,9118],"class_list":["post-1775514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-streisand","tag-account","tag-bans","tag-daily","tag-effect","tag-elon","tag-it","tag-musk","tag-unbans","tag-wire","tag-wouldnt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1775514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1775514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1775520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1775514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1775514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1775514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}