In a three-page letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella — and sent by Alex Spiro, Musk’s outside lawyer — Twitter accuses Microsoft of over-using its ability to download tweets from the platform, in an alleged violation of the social media company’s terms. Microsoft products, including Xbox One, Bing, Azure, Power Platform and Microsoft Ads, have “retrieved over 26 billion tweets in 2022 alone,” according to the letter, a level of usage it said could be considered “excessive or abusive.
“We heard from a law firm representing Twitter with some questions about our previous use of the free Twitter API. We will review these questions and respond appropriately,” a spokesperson for Microsoft said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing our long term partnership with the company.