A day after Twitter crafted a new policy to explain its decision to ban an account that tracks Elon Musk’s private jet

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Just prior to its suspension, Mastodon (@joinmastodon) tweeted a link to the jet tracking account on its own service, according to archives.

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Many Twitter users added a Mastodon profile link into their bios as the Twitter alternative picked up steam.

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Twitter has blocked links to more Mastodon servers that don’t reference the service in the domain name, including journa.host and SciComm.xyz.

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In early November, Musk struck a different tone about the account but he’s since backtracked, adjusting Twitter’s platform policies in light of his personal preferences

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My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk

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My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk

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My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk

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