Reuters has reported that Twitter Inc has accused Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) of violating an agreement over using the social media company’s data. According to a letter seen by Reuters, Twitter owner Elon Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro has asked Microsoft to conduct an audit of its use of Twitter’s content.
Twitter alleges that Microsoft has accessed its APIs over 780 million times and retrieved over 26 billion tweets in 2022 alone, despite rate limits imposed by the social media company. Microsoft has responded to the accusations, saying they have heard from a law firm representing Twitter and will review the questions and respond appropriately.
The accusations come at a time when Elon Musk is at odds with Microsoft over its artificial intelligence platform. Musk has criticized Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and accused Larry Page, co-founder of Google, of not taking AI safety seriously. He has also announced plans to launch his own AI platform, TruthGPT, to challenge the offerings from Microsoft and Google.