Article 5VKXC Teenager seeks $50k from Elon Musk to delete Twitter bot tracking private jet

Teenager seeks $50k from Elon Musk to delete Twitter bot tracking private jet

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Rupert Neate Wealth correpondent
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5VKXC)

In DM exchange Tesla boss offers $5,000 for takedown but 19-year-old replies: Any chance to up that to $50K?'

A row has broken out between the world's richest person, Elon Musk, and a 19-year-old student and aviation enthusiast from Florida.

Jack Sweeney created the Twitter bot @ElonJet, which tracks Musk's Gulfstream private jet and posts real-time updates of its location.

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