Day After Threads Launches, Twitter Accuses Meta of Using Its Trade Secrets

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Day After Threads Launches, Twitter Accuses Meta of Using Its Trade Secrets
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An attorney for Twitter sent a letter to Meta questioning whether the launch of it new Threads app represented a “misappropriation” of trade secrets or intellectual property, alleging Meta has hired Twitter employees and assigned them to work on the app

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Meta executive says no ex-Twitter employees are on the Threads engineering team as battle heats upFacebook parent company Meta has launched Threads, a stand-alone microblogging app that rivals Elon Musk’s Twitter. Within seven hours of its launch, the app gained 10 million sign-ups, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Yui Mok/Zuma Press

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