10 June (Reuters) – Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills (GOOGL.O) as the contract is due for renewal this month, which could cripple the social media company’s trust and security teams, Platformer reported Saturday.
Before Elon Musk took over the social media platform last year, Twitter signed a multi-year contract with Google to fight spam and protect accounts, among other things, the report said.
The Platformer report did not provide details on how the conflict between the companies could hamper Twitter’s trust and security teams. According to the information, Twitter has been trying to renegotiate its contract with Google since March.
Twitter hosts some services on its server and hosts others on Amazon’s (AMZN.O) and Google cloud platforms, Platformer said.
In March, Amazon warned Twitter it would withhold advertising payments because of the company’s outstanding bills to Amazon Web Services for cloud computing services, the Information reported.
Since acquiring Musk, Twitter has slashed costs and laid off thousands of employees. Musk ordered the company to cut infrastructure costs, such as spending on cloud services, by $1 billion, a source told Reuters in November.
Twitter did not immediately respond to an email request, while Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reporting by Gokul Pisharody in Bengaluru; Edited by Cynthia Osterman