Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud payments as its contract comes up for renewal this month, which may end result within the social media firm’s belief and safety groups being crippled, Platformer reported on Saturday.
Earlier than Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform final yr, Twitter signed a multi-year contract with Google associated to preventing spam and defending accounts, amongst different issues, the report stated.
The Platformer report didn’t give particulars on how the battle between the businesses may hinder Twitter’s belief and safety groups. The Info stated Twitter has been attempting to renegotiate its contract with Google since at the very least March.
Twitter hosts some providers on its servers and homes others on the cloud platforms of Amazon and Google, Platformer stated.
In March, Amazon warned Twitter that it could withhold promoting funds due to the corporate’s excellent payments to Amazon Net Providers for cloud computing providers, in keeping with The Info.
Since Musk’s acquisition, Twitter has lower prices dramatically and laid off hundreds of staff. Musk ordered the corporate to chop infrastructure prices, reminiscent of spending on cloud providers, by $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,243 crore), a supply had advised Reuters in November.
Twitter didn’t instantly reply to an e-mail inquiry whereas Google didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Earlier this month, Twitter’s head of belief and security, Ella Irwin, advised Reuters that she has resigned from the social media firm, which has confronted criticism for lax protections towards dangerous content material since Musk acquired it in October.
Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, took over as head of the belief and safety group in November when earlier head Yoel Roth resigned. She oversaw content material moderation.
A day later, Twitter’s head of name security and advert high quality, AJ Brown, additionally determined to depart the corporate.
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