Twitter vs. Threads: Lawsuit Looms as App Surges in Popularity
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Twitter has threatened to sue Threads, a new rival app from Meta, accusing it of "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation" of Twitter's trade secrets and intellectual property. Twitter claims that Meta hired former Twitter employees to create a "copycat" platform. Meta's Communications Director dismissed the accusations, stating that no one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee. Twitter's CEO, Elon Musk, commented on the situation, stating that competition is fine but cheating is not. Threads has gained over 70 million users since its release, but users have criticized the app for lacking certain features found on Twitter.
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