New book reveals why Elon Musk bought Twitter

@ElonJet is an account run by Jack Sweeney, a 21-year-old college student. (document)

A seemingly simple decision by Parag Agrawal, the former CEO of the social media platform (formerly Twitter), could lead to Elon Musk’s eventual acquisition in January 2022. Bloomberg Report on upcoming book war of birds It showed that Musk began looking to acquire Twitter after Mr. Agrawal rejected his request to suspend the account @ElonJet.

@ElonJet is an account run by Jack Sweeney, a 21-year-old college student. The student was furious when he used publicly available information to track the Tesla CEO’s use of his private jet through his account. Sweeney operates multiple accounts that track celebrities such as pop star Taylor Swift, who recently threatened legal action against him.

“Battle For The Bird” will be launched on February 20 and is written by Bloomberg reporter Kurt Wagner. According to the report, excerpts from the book stated that “Musk also unsuccessfully asked Agrawal to delete a Twitter account that tracked his private jet;” Shortly after Agrawal rejected his request, the billionaire Just start buying Twitter stock. “

October 2022, Elon Musk buys Twitter Inc. for $44 billion Most of Twitter’s employees have resigned or been fired since the takeover.In addition to laying off more than half his staff, he also Suspended Jack Sweeney’s Twitter account @ElonJet, and a few reporters.

Taylor Swift’s lawyer threatens legal action against Sweeney for tracking her whereabouts. According to The Guardian , they have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sweeney.

In December, the company’s lawyers space hitmaker accused the 21-year-old of “stalking and harassing conduct” for tracking the US singer’s plane movements.

The report quoted a letter from attorney Katie Wright Morrow as saying, “While this may be a game to you, or a way for you to hope to gain wealth or fame for yourself, for our clients, it is But it’s a matter of life and death.”

The letter added that there was “no legitimate interest or public need for this information other than to stalk, harass and exert domination and control”.