Elon Musk has revealed that a "crazy stalker" attacked his car with his son inside and is now taking legal action against a Twitter account that tracked his private jet.
The 51-year-old billionaire took to Twitter to claim that a vehicle carrying his young son, X Æ A-Xii Musk, was "followed" by an individual that thought it was him.
The platform owner then wrote that he would be taking legal action against Jack Sweeney, the university student who started the @elonjet flight-tracking account to follow his private jet, following the incident.
Previously, Musk tweeted that he will not ban Sweeney's page - which boasted 527.3K followers - because of his "commitment to free speech," however, he re-thought his decision.
Read Musk's tweets below:
Explaining the stalking ordeal, Musk wrote: "Last night, car carrying lil X in LA was followed by crazy stalker (thinking it was me), who later blocked car from moving & climbed onto hood. Legal action is being taken against Sweeney & organizations who supported harm to my family."
The Tesla founder then shared a short video of the alleged suspect - who was seen wearing a black hood and driving a white Hyundai and who also appeared to record the encounter himself - with the caption: "Anyone recognize this person or car?"
The clip - believed to be filmed by Musk's driver - then panned toward the car's license plate. There was a short conversation with the alleged stalker where the driver seemed to say: "Got it."
The stalking incident comes after Musk vowed to crack down on the social media platform's "doxxing" - which is when someone discloses another person's whereabouts or identity.
He elaborated on the reason for the decision, explaining that online users that publish where people were located in "real-time" were a "physical safety violation".
"Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info," Musk wrote.
"Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn’t a safety problem, so is ok," he added.
This incident also comes after Sweeney claimed on Twitter on December 11 that the businessman had taken action against his automated account, and shadowbanned him.
Musk has previously gone after @elonjet since the account was launched in June 2020. Sweeney created the page because he was a super-fan of the business mogul and wanted to see how he managed his businesses.
According to Protocol, in 2021, the SpaceX founder offered Sweeney $5,000 to take down the account, which he saw as a risk to his safety.
"Can you take this down? It is a security risk." Musk wrote in a direct message to Sweeney, per the outlet. "I don't love the idea of being shot by a nutcase."
Sweeney then made a counteroffer of $50,000, and the Twitter owner said he would consider it, however, he stopped responding to the programmer's messages.
Despite his dislike for the jet-tracking page, the CEO took to Twitter last month to announce that he was so intent on free speech that he was allowing the account to remain active.
"My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk," he wrote.
However, it seems like Musk's commitment to free speech didn't last long.