Elon Musk farà causa a Microsoft per i dati di Twitter

• CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has threatened to sue the Big Tech firm, Microsoft, claiming that it “illegally” trained its AI on Twitter data.
• Microsoft ha annunciato che dal 25 aprile cesserà il supporto per Twitter attraverso i suoi strumenti di pubblicità sociale online, campagne intelligenti e multipiattaforma.
• I clienti non saranno in grado di accedere ai propri account Twitter, creare e gestire bozze o Tweet, visualizzare i Tweet precedenti e il coinvolgimento o programmare i Tweet.
• Elon Musk also alleged that Microsoft is “demonetizing” Twitter data by removing advertisements and “then selling our data to others.”

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A rivalry between Elon Musk and Microsoft is brewing over the usage of data belonging to social media platform Twitter, and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has threatened to sue the Big Tech firm, claiming that it “illegally” trained its artificial intelligence (AI) on Twitter data. It is important to mention here that the “Dogefather” ha acquisito Twitter nell'ottobre 2022 a $54.20 per azione, nonostante il fallimento dell'accordo all'inizio di quell'anno.

Il 19 aprile lo era rivelato che Microsoft non pagherà le tasse API imposte da Twitter in seguito all'acquisizione da parte di Elon Musk. Per rappresaglia, l'azienda Big Tech ha deciso di interrompere il supporto per Twitter il 25 aprile attraverso i suoi strumenti di pubblicità sociale online, campagne intelligenti e multipiattaforma. 

Microsoft announced that from April 25, its customers will not be able to access their Twitter accounts through the company’s social management tool, create and manage drafts or Tweets, view past Tweets and engagement, or schedule Tweets. On the other hand, social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn will remain available. 

More importantly, Microsoft made more than $12 billion in digital advertising revenue in 2022 via the ads that were created, managed, and run through its Advertising platform. In response to this news, Elon Musk stated that the Big Tech company trained its AI “illegally using Twitter data” while adding that it is “lawsuit time,” implying that he plans to sue the company for its usage of the data. 

Si sono addestrati illegalmente utilizzando i dati di Twitter. Tempo di querela.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 19 aprile 2023

Additionally, Microsoft hasn’t explained why it is winding down support for Twitter, but the brewing rivalry between the company and Elon Musk indicates that it has something to do with the Twitter API fees rising from $0 to $42,000 in a month. The Big Tech firm, which is worth $2.15 trillion, refuses to pay the API fees, which are upwards of $200,000 per month in some cases, as per a March report from Cablato.

I’m curious if you have a long term plan here. I understand charging for the API, but I think that one thing that had been great about Twitter in the past is it’s ability to function across the internet. In many cases this move is killing traffic to Twitter itself from outside…

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) 19 aprile 2023

Elon Musk also alleged that Microsoft is “demonetizing” Twitter data by removing advertisements and “then selling our data to others.” The Big Tech firm based in Redmond, Washington, US, has made its decision a few months after Twitter stopped providing free access to the Twitter API for versions 1.1 and 2.

Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead 🧵

— Sviluppatori (@XDevelopers) 2 febbraio 2023

D'altra parte, gli accademici sono stati duramente colpiti dalla decisione presa da Elon Musk di aumentare il prezzo dell'API di Twitter. Dal 2020 oltre 17.500 articoli accademici si sono basati sui dati di Twitter.

SCOOP: Twitter’s new API access starts at $42,000 a month for 0.3% of Twitter’s data. My latest for @CABLATO speaks to researchers who say that’s a non-starter https://t.co/RfGyWqpIgF

— Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) 10 marzo 2023

Causa Dogecoin contro Elon Musk 

It is crucial to note that Elon Musk has been sued by several investors in the largest meme coin in the crypto space, Dogecoin (DOGE), which was heavily promoted by the Tesla CEO on Twitter in the 2021–2022 time period. The lawsuit claims that the billionaire promoted the crypto coin and conducted fraud as the value of DOGE plummeted significantly thereafter.

On the contrary, the lawyers representing Elon Musk have asked a judge to dismiss the $258 billion lawsuit filed by investors in Dogecoin (DOGE), claiming that it was a “fanciful work of fiction.”

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