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Coverage dated May 18, 2023

Read the Letter: Twitter Accuses Microsoft of Using Its Data in Unauthorized Ways

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Twitter wrote a letter to Microsoft on Thursday, claiming the software company is using its data in unauthorized ways.

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service's data and demanded an audit from the software giant.

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SAN FRANCISCO >> A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant.

  3. NBC New York

    Read the Letter: Twitter Accuses Microsoft of Using Its Data in Unauthorized Ways (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Twitter wrote a letter to Microsoft on Thursday, claiming the software company is using its data in unauthorized ways.

  4. CNN

    Twitter accuses Microsoft of refusing to pay for tweets and abusing its data access (opens CNN)

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    Twitter is accusing Microsoft of abusing its data access privileges to its platform, in the latest sign of the social network’s owner Elon Musk igniting a feud between the two tech companies.

  5. NBC News

    Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a fight over AI (opens NBC News)

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    In a letter, a lawyer for Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software giant.

  6. Insider

    Elon Musk's lawyer sent a letter to Microsoft accusing it of misusing Twitter's data after retrieving 26 billion tweets in a year (opens Insider)

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    Elon Musk previously threatened to sue Microsoft because "they trained illegally using Twitter data," in an apparent reference to AI models.

  7. Engadget

    Twitter reportedly accuses Microsoft of violating its data use policy (opens Engadget)

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    Elon Musk's personal lawyer, Alex Spiro, has reportedly sent Microsoft a letter that accuses it of using Twitter API "for unauthorized uses and purposes.".

  8. Bloomberg

    Musk’s Lawyer Sends Letter to Microsoft on Twitter Data Misuse (opens Bloomberg)

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    Elon Musk’s top outside attorney sent Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella a letter Thursday, saying Microsoft had accessed Twitter’s data for unauthorized purposes.

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI

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