Twitter is accusing Microsoft of misusing its API data access in a move that could foreshadow a potential conflict over the data access of AI systems.
In a May 18 letter (pdf) to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Twitter said that Microsoft “may have been in violation” of multiple provisions of the Twitter Developer Agreement for an “extended period of time.” Such violations include “excessive or abusive” use of Twitter APIs, using it for “unauthorized uses and purposes” like sharing data with government agencies, and utilizing the APIs for “expressly prohibited use cases.”
