Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its , which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon MuskB次元官网网址檚 social media platform.
In a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using TwitterB次元官网网址檚 trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a B次元官网网址渃opycatB次元官网网址� app.
The move ramps up the tensions between the social media giants after Wednesday, targeting those who are seeking out alternatives to Twitter amid to the platform since buying it last year for $44 billion.
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In the letter, which news website Thursday, Spiro said Twitter B次元官网网址渋ntends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rightsB次元官网网址� and noted the companyB次元官网网址檚 right to seek civil remedies or a court injunction.
He said the letter marked a B次元官网网址渇ormal noticeB次元官网网址� for Meta to preserve documents relevant for a potential dispute between the companies.
In a reply to a tweet about the possibility of legal action against Meta, : B次元官网网址淐ompetition is fine, cheating is not.B次元官网网址�
The Associated Press reached out to Spiro on Thursday for further information. Twitter responded to an email seeking comment with a crude automated reply, its standard response to journalists.
New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has not publicly commented on the letter but appeared to address ThreadsB次元官网网址� launch.
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Some analysts say MetaB次元官网网址檚 new offering, billed as a text-based version of the photo-sharing app Instagram, could be a significant headache for Twitter B次元官网网址� pointing to the excitement surrounding ThreadsB次元官网网址� launch and impressive download numbers so far.
But success isnB次元官网网址檛 guaranteed. Industry watchers point to MetaB次元官网网址檚 track record of starting standalone apps that were later shut down and note that Threads is still in its early days.
Besides some glitches and gripes about missing features, MetaB次元官网网址檚 new app also has raised data privacy concerns. While Threads launched in more than 100 countries, it is notably unavailable in the European Union, which has .
The Associated Press
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