Twitter Refusing To Pay Google Cloud Bills: Report

Twitter utilises a combination of its own servers and cloud platforms from Amazon and Google to host its services.

Twitter is currently in a dispute with Google Cloud as its contract with the cloud provider is up for renewal this month, according to a report by Platformer. Twitter's refusal to pay its Google Cloud bills could potentially have severe consequences for the company's trust and safety teams, as per the report. Prior to Elon Musk's involvement with Twitter, the social media platform had entered into a multi-year agreement with Google that encompassed various aspects, including combating spam and ensuring account security.

Unfortunately, the details of how this conflict could impact Twitter's trust and safety teams were not provided in the Platformer report. However, The Information disclosed that Twitter has been attempting to renegotiate its contract with Google since at least March.

Twitter utilises a combination of its own servers and cloud platforms from Amazon and Google to host its services, as outlined by Platformer. In March, it was revealed that Amazon had notified Twitter about withholding advertising payments due to outstanding bills for cloud computing services provided by Amazon Web Services, as reported by The Information.

Following Musk's acquisition, Twitter has embarked on significant cost-cutting measures, which resulted in a substantial reduction in its workforce. Musk instructed the company to curtail infrastructure expenses, including expenditures on cloud services, by a staggering $1 billion, according to a source cited by Reuters in November.

Meanwhile, Musk last week announced that Twitter will start paying content creators for the advertisements displayed in their replies with the first block payment of $ 5 million. He also said that the creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count.

“In a few weeks, X/Twitter will start paying creators for ads served in their replies. First block payment totals $5M. Note, the creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count,” Musk said in a tweet.