Elon Musk threatens to sue Meta as 'Threads is a Twitter copycat app'



On July 6, 2023, Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, released

Threads , a text-based SNS app that is functionally similar to Twitter. It has become clear that Elon Musk is threatening to sue Meta, saying that Threads is a Twitter copycat app.

Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads |
https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2023/twitter-is-threatening-to-sue-meta-over-threads



Musk's X Corp. threatens to sue Meta over Twitter “copycat” Threads | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/musk-and-zuck-may-fight-in-court-twitter-threatens-to-sue-meta-over-threads/

Twitter warns it could sue Meta over 'copycat' Threads app - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/6/23786127/twitter-lawsuit-threat-meta-threads-app

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its new Threads app | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/06/twitter-threatens-to-sue-meta-over-its-new-threads-app/

Just hours after Instagram parent company Meta released Threads on July 6, Twitter general counsel Alex Spiro wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, saying, 'Twitter's trade secrets and other systematically, intentionally and illegally misappropriating intellectual property.'

Below is the letter Spiro sent to CEO Zuckerberg. The letter was independently obtained by overseas media Semafor.



In the letter, Spiro said, ``Twitter intends to enforce its intellectual property rights strictly and urges Meta to take immediate steps to stop its use of Twitter's trade secrets and other confidential information.'' 'While Twitter reserves the right, without further notice, to seek both civil and injunctive relief to prevent Meta's further retention, disclosure, or use of its intellectual property, these limitations do not apply. We have all the rights not to be done, ”he argued that Meta violated Twitter’s rights.

He also pointed out to Meta, which employs dozens of former Twitter employees, that ``Meta has and continues to access Twitter's trade secrets and other confidential information.'' Furthermore, he said, ``(Former Twitter employee) assigned the development of Threads, a copycat app by Meta, violating state and federal law,'' Twitter former employee for Meta to create a Twitter copycat app It is pointed out that he hired

Andy Stone, director of communications at Meta, told Semafor that Twitter's letter was baseless, stating, 'There are no former Twitter employees on the Threads engineering team. No problems. There is no

In response to reports that Twitter is preparing a lawsuit against Meta, Mr. Musk tweeted, 'Competition is good, cheating is not.'




In addition, Threads has acquired more than 30 million registered users within 24 hours of its release, and according to internal data independently obtained by overseas media The Verge, users have already created more than 95 million posts. It is clear that

The number of new registrants of Twitter-like Meta's SNS 'Threads' exceeded 30 million in one day - GIGAZINE



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