Twitter’s Proprietary Source Code Leaked on GitHub, Musk’s Free Speech Enthusiast Repository Taken Down
GitHub seems to have taken down a repository containing Twitter’s proprietary source code after the social network filed a DCMA takedown request. The repository was owned by a user named “FreeSpeechEnthusiast,” which could be seen as a jab at Twitter owner Elon Musk, who has claimed to be a “free speech absolutist.” Twitter filed a petition in the District Court of Northern California, asking GitHub to take down the code and help it find the person responsible. It is unclear what part of Twitter’s source code was leaked or for how long, but an internal investigation at Twitter suggests that the people responsible for the leak left the company last year. Musk has been promising to open-source Twitter’s algorithm used to recommend tweets, and this is expected to happen on March 31. Recently, Musk has taken steps to cut costs at Twitter, including mass layoffs, and has relaunched a new subscription program that offers verification as one of the benefits.
