After billionaires Elon Musk, Bille Gates or Jeff Bezos, Jack Sweeney is attacking the air travel of Russian oligarchs, reports
The Independent
, relayed by
Ouest-France
.
This 19-year-old American student uses programs to analyze public flight data and informs his Twitter community of the air travel of such and such a personality.
Jack Sweeney has created fifteen accounts on the social network.
Launched on Sunday February 27,
Russian Oligarch Jets
already totals more than 240,000 subscribers.
According to our colleagues, this Florida-based information and communication technology student only responded to a request from his community.
An account dedicated to Vladimir Putin's travels
Pointed out since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, these oligarchs are now in the spotlight of the young man.
Thus, the latter declared to be able to follow the helicopters and planes of the steel magnate Alexandre Abramov, the owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich or even the wealthy Vladimir Potanin, the wealthiest man in Russia.
The young computer prodigy has also created an account dedicated to tracking the flights of Vladimir Putin.
Jack Sweeney recalls, however, that the Russian president uses several planes to cover his tracks, so there is no guarantee of reliable monitoring of his air travel.
Roman Abramovich's Jet LX-RAY Landed in Ankara, Ankara Province, TR.
apx.
flt.
time 35 Mins.
pic.twitter.com/8mBVcRf47Q
— Russian Oligarch Jets (@RUOligarchJets) March 2, 2022
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Student refused $5,000 from Elon Musk
It should be noted, however, that while Jack Sweeney's Twitter accounts can indicate the time of departure and arrival of a flight, they are not able to say who is inside the plane.
As a reminder, Tesla boss Elon Musk recently offered the 19-year-old student $5,000 to stop following him online, considering that this activity could put him in danger.
Jack Sweeney had refused, considering this derisory sum.
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