Tech billionaire Elon Musk is threatening to take legal action against Microsoft over claims that the company “trained illegally using Twitter data.” theverge reports.
The billionaire’s statement came in response to a tweet noting that Microsoft’s advertising platform announced it would stop supporting Twitter, reportedly due to Twitter’s changes requiring payment to access its API.
They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 19, 2023
Microsoft declined to comment. Twitter’s press email replied with a poop emoji when reached for comment.
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