Twitter Blocks Mastodon Links After Jet Tracking Account Feud

Twitter suspends the Mastodon account and blocks links to the rival platform after it posts a link to the banned ElonJet tracking account. The platform's new owner continues to shape content policies based on personal preferences rather than strict free speech principles.

15 Dec 2022 • 1 min read

Twitter suspends the official Mastodon account and blocks links to the decentralized social network after Mastodon directs users to the banned ElonJet tracking account. The platform flags links to popular Mastodon servers like mastodon.social and journa.host as potentially harmful, preventing users from accessing the rival service directly through tweets.

This escalation stems from Twitter's recent ban of the @ElonJet account, which tracks Elon Musk's private jet using public flight data. The student behind the tracking bot, Jack Sweeney, loses his personal account and several other flight-tracking bots in the sweep, marking a sharp reversal from Musk's earlier stance on free speech.

The situation highlights how personal preferences drive policy changes under Twitter's new ownership. While Musk initially promises to allow all legal content, he makes exceptions for accounts that pose personal safety risks or conflict with his values, demonstrating a stark contrast to Mastodon's federated model where no single individual controls the rules for the entire network.

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