<ul><li>Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in January 2022 may have stemmed from a seemingly minor incident involving a denied request to suspend the account @ElonJet, operated by Jack Sweeney, a college student.</li><li>Sweeney's account tracked Musk's private jet, leading to annoyance from the Tesla CEO. Musk's unsuccessful petition to then-CEO Parag Agrawal to remove the account reportedly fueled his decision to buy Twitter shares.</li><li>Since acquiring Twitter for $44 billion, Musk has made significant changes, including laying off staff and suspending accounts like @ElonJet and those of journalists.</li></ul>

Musk bought Twitter after then-CEO refused to ban jet tracker: Report

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