GitHub Takes Down Repository with Twitter's Proprietary Source Code Following DCMA Takedown Request

Recently, GitHub removed a repository containing Twitter's proprietary source code after the social media platform filed a DCMA takedown request. The repository was created by a user named "FreeSpeechEnthusiast," which appears to be a jab at Twitter owner Elon Musk, who has claimed to be a "free speech absolutist." Twitter has also filed a petition in the District Court of Northern California asking GitHub to disclose the identity of the person behind the repository. It's unclear what part of Twitter's source code was leaked or how long the repository was active. Twitter is also concerned about copies of the code that may have been leaked elsewhere.

Musk, who took over Twitter last year, has been cutting costs at the social media platform and recently launched a new subscription program that offers verification as a benefit. He has also promised to open source Twitter's algorithm used to recommend tweets on March 31. However, Musk now values Twitter at $20 billion, less than half of the $44 billion he paid for it. Despite this, he wrote an email to employees announcing a new stock compensation program that said Twitter could be worth $250 billion in the future. At a recent conference, Musk said that the time users spend on Twitter is poorly monetized and that there are around 120 to 130 million hours of human attention per day on the platform.