Last week, Elon Musk took to Twitter to allege that a “stalker” had blocked the car carrying Musk’s 2-year-old son and climbed onto its hood. His post suggested that an app providing real-time data on private airplane flights facilitated the attack.
Like any dad, Musk was angered and outraged, but unlike any other dad, Musk could take immediate action. He announced a new Twitter rule that prohibits “doxxing” of individuals’ real-time locations as a public safety violation and temporarily suspended several journalists, including some from The Washington Post and CNN, for violating the policy.
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