“Google Cloud hosts many of Twitter’s trust and safety services. If the disagreement isn’t resolved by the end of the month, and if Twitter severs ties with Google Cloud, this could seriously threaten its ability to fight spam, remove child sexual abuse material and generally protect accounts.”
So, it only breaks things that are vitally important for Twitter, as well as legally mandated, but not anything Musk actually cares about…
When I first heard all of this I thought it was just a ridiculous rumour. Out of all the things Elon has done this probably surprises me the most. Google is probably one of a handful of entities that he can’t push around.
I’m surprised any other entities let him push them around? What is actually in it for anyone to do anything for this stupid waste of carbon and water?
They want the money or its a sunk cost. Very few companies can afford to say no to billions of dollars and someone like Google just has to push a button in order to pull out of the deal, there’s no aftermath to clean up. On the other hand, you have someone like their office landlord which will have to put in a lot of work to find new tenants and clean up the property. They won’t be so willing to cut ties.
I’m gonna be honest, as someone who couldn’t give less of a crap what happens to Twitter, it’s just hilarious at this point. This is the kind of dumpster fire that warms your hands when it’s really cold out, so you just keep coming back to look at it.
Crazy how being a total asshole to everyone on the planet doesn’t work out in your favor
“Doesn’t work out in your favor”
You know you’re talking about a guy that became a billionaire by being a jerk to lots of people and even scamming governments, right?
And he could do all that by using money from his father, which became super rich by making lots of Africans work like slaves in mines.
Being a jerk is a lifestyle that pays a lot, unfortunately.
That could explain the limits today and changing APIs, blocking Nitter and users not logged in…
The login-block appears to be exasperating the issue, by creating a pull loop, they are DDOS-ing themselves.
The Twitter meltdown looks like it’s gathering pace.
Astonishing how the ultra rich can just get away without paying their bills. Isn’t he also behind on rent for loads of Twitter offices? Not to mention not honouring severance pay agreements.
Wonder if debtors prison is still a thing anywhere in the world …
It’s amusing that he is behind on office rentals given that he’s demanded his staff stop previous Work From Home and return to the office.
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This is what boggles my mind about businesses wanting all staff to be in the office full time. Smart businesses have figured out a way to rotate staff or have certain people be exclusively remote. It lets them reduce their office footprint and save money on leases.
