Twitter declared war on Microsoft: the social network accused the company of unauthorized use of the API and demanded an audit
Why Nadella’s company violated the agreement and how Musk reacted to it
Company Twitter turned to Microsoft with claims regarding violation of the agreement on the use of data of the social network. In a letter sent on behalf of Twitter owner Elon Musk, Microsoft is accused of unauthorized access to API Twitter and the transfer of information to third parties.
Inconsistent API access
The letter was sent to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella by Musk’s personal attorney, Alex Spiro. In it, Spiro alleges that Microsoft has violated “numerous provisions” of its agreement with Twitter’s developers “over an extended period of time.”
Until recently, Microsoft has integrated the Twitter API into some of its products such as Xbox, Bing, and the ad platform. However, in April, it began phasing out support for those APIs, possibly due to Twitter’s newer and more expensive rates.
According to the letter, examples of violations include using the API for “unauthorized purposes” and Twitter’s failure to provide information about “any use of six of the eight Microsoft applications it continued to operate until last month.” Spiro is demanding a “compliance audit” for each of the eight apps by April 2023, when Microsoft shut them down. It also requires a wide range of information about each of the apps and how Microsoft has used Twitter data by June 7th.
Microsoft response
Microsoft spokesman Frank Shaw said the company had received an email asking questions about using the free Twitter API. “We will consider these questions and respond appropriately. We look forward to continuing our long-term partnership with the company,” he said. The company also said that it does not pay Twitter for the data.
Twitter has not issued an official comment on the letter. The letter does not mention any pending judicial action. However, in April, Musk had already threatened to sue Microsoft for “illegally learning from Twitter data,” likely referring to the data used to train large language models for chatbots like Bing and OpenAI ChatGPT.
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