Elon Musk converted the Application Programming Interface (API) support, which was offered for free after purchasing Twitter, to a paid one. APIs used by many companies from Microsoft to Apple are on the agenda again. Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing Twitter data.
Letter from Musk’s lawyer to Microsoft using Twitter data
Elon Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, made a call to Microsoft, which used Twitter data a while ago. Company manager To Satya Nadella In his letter, he wrote that using Twitter APIs for free is a “crime”, violating the developer agreement.
According to the letter, Microsoft uses the Twitter APIs in its various products, including Xbox One Social, Bing Pages, Azure and Global Ads. Musk’s lawyer claims that Microsoft is using Twitter data to generate “tens of billions of dollars” in revenue.
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It should be noted that the debate is actually not new. First, in April, Musk said that Microsoft wants free access to the APIs. Spiro, on the other hand, stated that they will provide convenience to Microsoft in payment and that they have applied a significant discount. Microsoft rejected the offer and removed the Twitter integration from their apps.
However, according to the letter, Microsoft still continues to access the APIs. So it violates Twitter’s developer agreement. Spiro says Microsoft abused the deal and in 2022 More than 26 billion tweets from Twitter claimed to have taken it.
Musk’s lawyer also claimed that Microsoft provided tweets to third-party organizations, including government agencies. Even In the tutorial of ChatGPT even reported that tweets were used.
On the other hand, a Microsoft spokesperson said that they would review Twitter’s questions. However, they do not have any thoughts of paying.