Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Zuckerberg, Musk
- Meta says accounts tracking private jets risk “physical harm”
- Zuckerberg, Musk, Kardashian among the popular jet trackers
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at an airport in Seoul, South Korea, in February.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/BloombergFacebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets, including the jet owned by its Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, citing a risk of “physical harm.”
The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy. The newly banned accounts include those tracking planes for celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, and business leaders, including Zuckerberg, former Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos, and Tesla Inc. CEO and X owner Elon Musk.