Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over its new Threads app, which the company says is copying its features.
In a letter sent to Meta on Friday, Twitter’s lawyers said that Threads “unlawfully appropriates” the company’s “distinctive user interface, brand features, and other elements of Twitter’s intellectual property.”
The letter also alleges that Threads is “deliberately confusing” users into thinking that it is a Twitter product.
“Threads is not just a clone of Twitter,” the letter says. “It is a clone of Twitter that Meta has created in order to confuse users, reduce their engagement with Twitter, and ultimately drive them away from Twitter’s platform.”
Twitter is asking Meta to stop developing and distributing Threads, and to remove the app from the App Store and Google Play.
If Meta does not comply, Twitter says it will file a lawsuit against the company.
Meta has not yet responded to Twitter’s letter.
Threads is a new app from Meta that allows users to share photos, videos, and text with their friends and family. The app is designed to be a more private and intimate way to communicate than Facebook and Instagram.
Threads is similar to Twitter in many ways. Both apps allow users to post short messages, photos, and videos. However, Threads is more focused on private messaging, while Twitter is more focused on public conversations.
Twitter is not the only company that has accused Meta of copying its features. In the past, Meta has been accused of copying features from Snapchat, TikTok, and other apps.
It remains to be seen whether Twitter will be able to successfully sue Meta over Threads. However, the letter from Twitter’s lawyers is a clear sign that the company is not happy with Meta’s latest app.
In my own opinion, Elon might just be trying to show Zuck that he can’t bully everyone out there just because he’s wealthy. And FYI, this is just mere speculation from my part.
