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Meta suspends accounts tracking private jets of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and other celebrities


Instagram and Threads accounts that track the private jets of celebrities – including Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos,

Links to Instagram/Threads accounts tracking the flights of former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and other celebrity accounts, produced an error message on Monday night reading, “The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.” Sweeney’s account tracking Taylor Swift’s jet was disabled on Friday. In May, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a that allows private aircraft owners to anonymize their registration information. However, Sweeney has said tracking high-profile individuals is still easily doable, including through tips from other flight-tracking enthusiasts.

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