Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over Threads: report
Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new, text-based app called Threads, according to a letter obtained by Semafor NEW YORK -- Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new, text-based app called Threads, according to a letter obtained by Semafor. In a Wednesday letter addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a “copycat” app. Since launching Threads Wednesday night, Meta's new app has collected tens of millions of sign ups. The app, which was created by the company's Instagram team, arrives at a time when many are looking for Twitter alternatives to escape Elon Musk’s raucous oversight of the platform since acquiring it last year for $44 billion. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone responded to the report of Spiro's letter on Threads Thursday afternoon, writin...