Not all of the code, only some of it, ended up on the net. In addition, the archive has already been removed after the social network filed a copyright protection claim under the Copyright Act (DMCA).

what is known

New York Times, code may be in the public domain for months before it is removed. The GitHub profile associated with the DMCA takedown lists a single (non-public) code contribution since early January. The account’s name is listed as “FreeSpeechEnthusiast”, apparently in reference to Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who calls himself a “freedom of speech absolutist.”

In addition to demanding that GitHub remove the code, Twitter filed a lawsuit in California to find the person responsible. Bloomberg reported that the statement included: Requesting GitHub to disclose users’ names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, social media profiles, and IP addresses.

The source code is one of the most guarded trade secrets of companies. Making it public runs the risk of exposing software vulnerabilities to potential attackers and can give competitors an advantage by seeing the inner workings that are not publicly available. The most interesting thing is that Elon Musk himself previously promised (and failed to deliver) to make Twitter an open source service and is now protesting against it.