SpaceX Rocket Launch account unfollowed by Twitter, Elon Musk responds
SpaceX kicked off 2023 with a spectacular launch of 114 small satellites, marking the first of 100 missions planned for this year. (Credit: Reuters/Twitter)
Editor Stephen Clarke later shared that the official Twitter account had been shut down for sharing the rocket fire. When asked what exactly the photo by other Twitter users was, Chris Bergin clarified that it was simply a view of the Falcon 9 Michael automatically tracking with its camera.
SpaceX kicked off 2023 with a spectacular launch of 114 small satellites, marking the first of 100 missions planned for this year. Naturally, Twitter users took the opportunity to share footage of the historic event on their social media accounts. However, now things didn’t go as planned for Spaceflight. His official Twitter account has been closed for sharing rocket photos. Chris Bergin, the editor of the news portal, shared a photo of his account, which was closed for about 12 hours. Even editor Stephen Clark later shared that his official Twitter account had been locked down for sharing rocket fire. When asked what exactly the photo by other Twitter users was, Chris Bergin clarified that it was simply a view of the Falcon 9 Michael automatically tracking with its camera. Now SpaceX and Twitter have shared Elon Musk’s response to Bergin’s tweet. “Looks like our image recognition needs some work!” he wrote.
Several social media users joined NSF’s editor in calling on Twitter’s CEO to fix this problem with the social media platform. Many noted that watching the shots and rocket clips was the highlight of their time on the social media platform. One Twitter user wrote: “Of all the things Elon should be good at, this should be at the top of the list. This is ridiculous.”
Of all the things Elon should be good at, this should be at the top of the list. This is ridiculous.— Earl Sparks (@Sparrowhawke8) January 4, 2023
Another user shared his experience of getting his Twitter account banned after sharing a photo of the same SpaceX launch. They wrote on their Twitter account: “It happened to me too. A picture of a rocket I took in Cape Town took me off Twitter for 12 hours.
It happened to me too. A picture of a rocket I took in Cape Town took me off Twitter for 12 hours. — Christopher Kratovil (@chris_kratovil) January 4, 2023
Meanwhile, several asked Musk and Twitter to give it some time to adjust. With all the major changes happening around the social media platform, it was bound to happen. “Give it time. The software behind Twitter is getting major updates and changes. There will be flaws. It’s certainly unfortunate, but I’m sure it will be fixed,” the user wrote.
Give it time. The software behind Twitter is getting major updates and changes. There will be flaws. It’s certainly unfortunate, but I’m sure it will be fixed.— Marc (@Marc_Topaz) January 4, 2023
Elon Musk is no stranger to responding to people on Twitter. More often than not, his responses catch users off guard. One Twitter user beat Musk at his own game. The satirical site Babylon Bee shared a tweet about Bruce Wayne asking the inmates of Arkham if they would quit as Batman. It was completely reminiscent of Musk asking Twitter users whether he should resign as CEO.
Still, all Musk could do was find some humor in the situation and respond with a laughing emoji.
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