ElonJet lands on Threads after Twitter suspended it for tracking Elon Musk's jet – NPR

Elon Musk looks on during his visit to the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk looks on during his visit to the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images The account suspended from Twitter last year for tracking the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet has landed on a rival social media app: Threads. “Elon Musk’s Jet” made its first post to the new site last week, with owner Jack Sweeney writing: “ElonJet has arrived to Threads!” An offshoot of Instagram, Threads debuted on Wednesday and allows users to post text. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on Friday that the app already had 70 million new sign-ups. Also on Wednesday, an attorney for Musk-owned Twitter said the website may take legal action against Threads, accusing the app of “systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.” Meta officials have dismissed the allegations, with communications director Andy Stone saying
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