The Twitter network, deadbeat, sued by the British Crown

Since he bought Twitter in 2022 for 44 billion dollars, Elon Musk (our illustration photo) has sought at all costs to reduce the costs of the network.

AFP - OLIVIER DOULIERY

Text by: RFI Follow

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In the United Kingdom, Twitter is being sued by the British Crown, which accuses it of not paying the rent for its London headquarters.

In London, the firm with the blue bird is installed in a complex owned by the Crown Estate, one of the largest landowners in Great Britain.

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In London, Twitter's offices have been located - since 2014 - in an imposing building near Piccadilly Circus, right in the center of the British capital.

According to the daily

The Telegraph

, the logo of the social network has disappeared from the building in question, but the company still occupies it.

Lower the costs

Since buying Twitter last year for $44 billion, Elon Musk has been looking to cut costs.

Everything is good to offload, starting with the workforce, three quarters of which have already been made redundant.

The company sells coffee machines and decorative items with a vengeance. 

Unpaid bills

For two months Twitter would not have paid the premises it occupies in San Francisco.

Elon Musk, the whimsical businessman, faces a sling of advertisers who are reluctant to relaunch their advertising campaigns.

No advertiser, no entry of money.

In the meantime, Twitter is leaving its bills unpaid.

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