SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon MuskWASHINGTON, Feb 1 Tesla and SpaceX CEO entrepreneur Elon Musk blocked on social networks Jack Sweeney, a 19-year-old student from Florida, who created a Twitter account where he uses a bot to track the movements of the billionaire's personal plane, and in response to a request to stop «surveillance» asked Musk for 50 thousand dollars. «I'm a fan SpaceX and Tesla, so I knew that he had a plane. I thought that the bot … would help to understand where he (Musk) was going and what he was doing, «Sweeney told Bloomberg. According to the young man, in November last year Musk himself contacted him and asked him to disable the account in exchange for five thousand dollars, fearing for his safety. Sweeney made a counteroffer and asked the billionaire for 50 thousand dollars, which he expected to spend on a college education or a Tesla Model 3 car. On Sunday, Musk blocked the young man in all social networks. «So much time and effort went into it, five thousand is not enough to force give me everything,» Sweeney said and suggested that the billionaire must be very angry. Sweeney hopes that Musk will still return to the negotiations. The young man also launched his own business, tracking the planes of other famous figures, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. «Flight tracking companies are making millions a year. I would be happy if I could get at least a fraction of what they have,» Sweeney said.
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