Musk blamed a Twitter account for an alleged stalker. Police see no link.

The incident last week underscored how Elon Musk’s personal concerns can influence his governance of a social media platform used by hundreds of millions of people.

The Washington Post
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell It was very odd that so many ran with this story without verifying any of it. We need better, especially when the person is known for how much they lie for their own benefit.
@SloanStudio @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell
Elon got to where he is now because so many in the media, for years, helped build his mythology by credulously running whatever he said without verification. Finally, in the past year, the tables have turned.
@Keef86 @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Sadly, yes. And too many dare question someone labeled a genius, even when what they are claiming or proposing makes little sense. In general, society is better when we work towards understanding the truth.

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell

Even after seeing exactly how narcissistic Musk is, I still find myself surprised by him. He saw reports of his ex stalked by a dangerous stalker and instead of showing kindness or sympathy towards her, he lies and pretended the guy was stalking him. He pretended he was the victim.

An arse to his core.

@Danielsand @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Absolutely true and an excellent point. A narcissist is always the center of his own world to the point that he can’t have empathy for his ex or allow her to be the center of this incident. He’s not just the main character of his own world; in his world, he’s the only character.
@Danielsand @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell he's always wanted an excuse to take down the Elon jet account...
@taylorlorenz @elonjet
@drewharwell
Literally just read about you on Twitter just now. I look here and there you are!
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Mostly finding that Collado probably needs mental health help...
@matir @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Definitely, and lucky for him he's about to have the funds to afford it once Elon settles the libel/defamation lawsuit

@matir @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell
This...

"he believed Boucher was sending him coded messages through her Instagram"

...is a common delusion associated with schizophrenia.

@taylorlorenz @elonjet this is gonna make so many more people aware of the need to monitor flight information. I didn't understand it's value until they used the skies to suppress social movements coming out of the George Floyd uprisings here in #Minneapolis helicopters and planes have been monitoring us ever since. We know because of resources like the ones used to track Elon's jet.
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell When the banks end up taking over TWTR, would you go back?
@eigenman @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell I don't think the banks will take it over when it goes into receivership. Someone else may go in and scoop it up for a fraction of the original value like what happened to MySpace

@eigenman @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell

Bank: Does this make any money?

Twitter: No.

Bank: Shut it down!

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Elon musk banned me from Twitter after I made an #elonmuskbuttplug .. he is such a thin skin man child
@politicalsculptor @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell maybe he banned you because there really isn't much of a likeness there? Jk but I urge you to do better.
@foodi @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell it would look better if it was bigger.. but the bigger the more expensive. 3d printing is almost there
@politicalsculptor @taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Size has little to do with it imo. Doesn't look like Elon at all.
@taylorlorenz @[email protected] @drewharwell
Deleted blue bird day Elon bought it, though never used it. Day 1 here seems inclusive

@taylorlorenz If an article is behind a paywall it'd be awesome if you could mention that.

And it's super shitty how things are going down, especially for outspoken women who poke the techbro bear.

@Nimrod @taylorlorenz if you have a Apple device and subscription to Apple news, you can read it there
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Paranoid fantasies of a megalomaniac
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell That’s a great piece — thanks so much for the journalism!

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell

What a wild ride! Great reporting

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell

Elon gets one psychotic stalker and freaks out, goes back on all his stated principles. Some communities have been dealing with triggered keyboard warriors in the wild for years. That was the whole reason for social media content moderation in the first place.

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell surprise surprise, it was a bullshit excuse to do what he wanted.
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell WHAAAT?!?! Elon Musk overstated and overreacted to a nothingburger of a problem?!?! Nooooooo

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Ah surprise! It's all nonsense and if anyone was being stalked it had nothing to do with his jet's location.

But he did just suspend me too for mentioning the plan had been in London earlier -- and asking him about this very story.

https://mastodon.social/@jpanzer/109538136895681804

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell This article makes Musk look bad because it looks like Musk wasn't being stalked. Instead, it might be Musk who was the stalker. From article: "Collado said he believed that Musk was monitoring his real-time location."

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell

Thank you for adding actual sourced info to everyone's speculation! It's good to know that Musk's even full of shit when pulling the "my family's safety!" card.

@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell absolutely bizarre. So really Grimes was the victim here? Maybe? The stalker still seems unhinged but it's obvious Musk was completely twisting the truth to sort his agenda - and banning those trying to uncover the truth
@taylorlorenz What I find *almost* funny (the stalker is clearly not well and that isn't funny) is that the guy's paranoia exactly echoes Musk's claims that he's being stalked and tracked in real time. It makes Musk look that much more ridiculous.
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Musk blamed a Twitter account for an alleged stalker. Police see no link.

The incident last week underscored how Elon Musk’s personal concerns can influence his governance of a social media platform used by hundreds of millions of people.

The Washington Post
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell thanks for all you all do even in the face of the reply guys.
@taylorlorenz @drewharwell my outsider opinion is that you guys have to take the bird ban on the chin and move on. Trying to gather a rational, organized response from a megalomaniac narcissist to explain himself is an exercise in futility. Anyhow, he’s trying to exert the only real power he has over you; the “bird’s nest” membership. Keep being and working as good journalists and you’ll build your following back up outside of that cuckoo’s nest! 💪🏽
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Would love to read it, but there's a hard paywall.
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@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell these billionaires end up with brain rot
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell @kthornton the fact there is no police report is a big red flag. But the easily outraged…by the way, welcome aboard
@taylorlorenz twitter users are so funny. i miss them.
@elonjet @drewharwell @taylorlorenz well, that’s one way to get reinstated, Taylor.
@taylorlorenz
How do I get to read this as a poor person?
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@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell This story keeps getting worse. Musk bans accounts for retweeting a post that noted his plane's location 23 hours earlier. This is just one of the many holes in his stated reason for banning several journalists from Twitter.
@taylorlorenz @elonjet @drewharwell Unable to read it as I am not subscribe to the newspaper. Still I do not understand why and after so many restless and arbitrary decisions, the media in general are still posting in twitter instead of start thinking seriously about placing their account in stand by after further notice.
@taylorlorenz thank you for this reporting! Nice work.