Daily News Article - October 30, 2024
1. a) Who is Jack Sweeney?
b) Which of Sweeney's accounts has Meta suspended?
2. What social media platform was the first to suspend Sweeney's celebrity jet tracking accounts?
3. How did Meta explain closing Sweeney's accounts?
4. For what reason did Elon Musk and Taylor Swift take legal action against Sweeney?
5. a) What did Sweeney point out about similar flight-tracking accounts?
b) Why were these accounts eventually deactivated?
6. What assertion does Sweeney make about social media platforms?
7. President Biden signed a bill into law in May that allows the owners of private jets to hide their identity to make it harder to track their flights. How can Sweeney still track them?
8. Sweeney accused Meta of “showing a clear case of selective enforcement” in the celebrity tracking accounts they have removed. What do you think? Is this true? Explain your answer.
- If yes, why do you think Meta would be selective?
9. Regarding Taylor Swift's threat of legal action, Sweeney's lawyer said in February, "What Mr. Sweeney is doing uses public information and is not unlawful in any way."
Sweeney said he posts the information 24 hours after each flight.
Do you support Jack Sweeney's right to post public information - or should famous people who own private jets have a right to privacy? Does publicizing this information jeopardize their safety?
Is Jack Sweeney a jet enthusiast or unfairly putting famous people at risk?
Explain your answers.