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Twitter sends Meta cease-and-desist letter after launch of rival app Threads

by 8ig8 on 7/6/23, 10:17 PM with 18 comments

  • by olliej on 7/6/23, 11:29 PM

    The hypocrisy of "we fired 7500 people because we can (and didn't honor any of their contract terms)", followed by "no one else is allowed to employ them", is truly a thing to behold.

    But followed up with "no one working on Threads worked at twitter" is a chef's kiss.

  • by infotogivenm on 7/6/23, 11:10 PM

    It’s extremely funny to think that building a microblogging clone involves any trade secrets whatsoever
  • by mv4 on 7/6/23, 11:39 PM

    "Over the past year, Meta has hired dozens of former Twitter employees," the letter, signed by lawyer Alex Spiro, reads.

    After Twitter fired them!

  • by meepmorp on 7/6/23, 11:37 PM

    I can't wait for Twitter to never ever file suit in the matter.

    That said, Zuck should personally respond with the offer of a cage match.

  • by sinoue on 7/6/23, 10:32 PM

    California is a right to work state. Where did Elon think the Twitter employees he laid off would go?
  • by pengaru on 7/6/23, 10:51 PM

    I wonder how heavy that bag labeled $44Bn musk is holding weighs...
  • by karp773 on 7/7/23, 1:45 AM

    What's the end game for Twitter here? This is so pathetic. Unlikely to do anything but promote Threads.
  • by ChrisArchitect on 7/7/23, 1:57 AM

    [dupe]