Twitter Did Not Pay The Bill, Now Facing Trial In Four Countries

Twitter, owned by Elon Musk, is facing a lawsuit for non-payment of services for offices located in London, Dublin, Sydney and Singapore. Sydney-based infrastructure company Facilitate is demanding more than $1 million in payments to three businesses for alleged arrears in October last year, when Elon Musk acquired Twitter, The Guardian reports.

Where is the amount due?

According to case documents, Facilit offered sensor installation in Twitter’s London and Dublin offices and office fit-outs in Singapore. Additionally, the infrastructure company shut down Twitter’s Sydney office in Australia and temporarily stored its content. The company claims it is owed 203 pounds, 115,546, 596 Singapore dollars and 61,318 Australian dollars respectively.

Notice of this matter NCA By newswire

The case, filed last month in the US District Court for Northern California, was first reported by NCA Newswire. The firm claimed that after Musk took over Twitter, the micro-blogging platform decided not to pay the bills. Facilitator seeks costs and damages. The report said that Twitter has not yet filed a defense plea. In a court filing, Facilit said it is not the only company suing Twitter since Musk took control.

Musk’s moderation decisions lead to crisis

According to the firm, Musk’s moderation decisions alienated advertisers and led to a financial crisis for the company. The firm said Twitter has stopped paying rent for some of its offices and many vendors whose services it still uses. Twitter has also canceled several contracts and stopped paying those who owed it money. Meanwhile, reports surfaced last month that the micro-blogging platform had refused to pay Google cloud bills. Later, however, Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino settled strained relations with Google Cloud due to non-payment of its bills before the June 30 contract deadline.