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Elon Musk’s new Twitter Blue feature has been used for film piracy

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Elon Musk‘s new feature for Twitter Blue subscribers — the ability to upload two-hour videos — has been used for film piracy.On Thursday (May 8), the owner of the social media platform announced that Twitter Blue subscribers would now be able to post 120-minute-long (8GB) videos.Shortly after the announcement, one verified user took advantage of the new feature and uploaded Shrek The Third in its entirety.The post currently sits at the top of the replies to Musk’s initial tweet.

However, the video upload has since been disabled “in response to a report by the copyright owner.”Other users have since been taking advantage of the feature to share more copyright-infringed videos, such as movies, full sports matches and concert events.fuck it.

shrek the third. pic.twitter.com/twp5dKJeog— coinbilly (@coinbilly_) May 18, 2023Musk’s time as Twitter’s CEO has been mired in various controversies since his acquisition of the platform.

He has fired several top executives at Twitter and half of its staff since he bought the website last October for $44billon (£36.5bn).The platform has struggled to tackle copyright infringement following the significant reductions to the site’s workforce (dropping from 8,000 to 2,300 employees).

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