Twitter vs. Meta: The Battle Over Threads App

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Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text app Threads, accusing the social media giant of hiring Twitter employees to create a copycat app and stealing trade secrets. Twitter's legal representative sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, stating their intention to enforce intellectual property rights and preserve relevant documents. Meta denies the allegations, stating that no former Twitter employees were involved in the creation of Threads. The launch of Threads comes as Twitter has been struggling to retain users since Elon Musk took over the company.
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