- Twitter threatens to sue Threads in letter
- Meta's new app allegedly violated its intellectual property
- Although its operation is indeed similar, there is little chance that this matter will seriously escalate.
This week, it's hard not to have heard of Threads, the new sister app of Instagram whose operation is undoubtedly reminiscent of that of Twitter. The problem is that the blue bird does not appreciate the maneuver at all. So much so that Alex Spiro, its chief lawyer, has just written to Meta, the owner of his new competitor. And the letter is salty: there is talk of plagiarism, with Elon Musk's social network believing that its intellectual property has quite simply been violated.
For the boss of Tesla, it is even a question of “cheated“, according to a tweet shared by the latter. The letter further estimates that Meta is carrying out scraping operations, the same ones which also led Musk to impose alimitdisplaying publications on its platform, as recently as this week too.
A limited strike force?
For the moment, it is of course complicated to imagine what scenario could end this new legal battle. But it is certain that Twitter's current financial difficulties will probably not allow it to come up against the one who remains the number one in social media. Investors associated with Musk in the context of the buyout may therefore be particularly cool about the idea of embarking on this type of adventure.
To support this thesis, our colleagues fromPresse-citron.net specifyMoreover, Twitter has not yet filed an official complaint. Only a black and white warning has therefore been shared to date.
Threads: the new nugget of 2023
If Threads worries Twitter so much, it is still relatively understandable. The Meta platform has thus been able to conquer no less than twenty-five million users in just twenty-four hours since its debut, a score simply better than that of ChatGPT. However, the OpenAI service boasted, until then, of a world record in terms of startups.
And you, do you already use Threads? The app has already attracted a lot of criticism, particularly because it is impossible to delete your profile without doing the same with your Instagram account, which is automatically linked to it. The collection of personal data also raises particular questions, but nothing very surprising here, given the publisher's history in this area...
Par : Twitter, Inc.
