Well, that escalated real quick. …
According to sources, Twitter has threatened to sue Meta over its new platform dubbed ‘Threads’—a microblogging platform eerily similar to Twitter.
A letter sent from Twitter to Meta claimed that Meta illegally hired and contracted ex-Twitter employees with insider knowledge and sensitive trade secrets to work at Meta and develop Threads.
Twitter alleges that this was deliberately done by Meta in violation of U.S. intellectual property laws and that the social media giant will seek all methods of recourse—including legal action.
Below is the letter and more on the story:
https://twitter.com/Remarks/status/1677026007184801795
Conservative influencers and journalists are already claiming that they are experiencing heavy censorship on the new platform. Chuck Callesto asked: “Have you been censored?”
BREAKING REPORT: Meta Threads which has been DUBBED the Twitter Killer looks to be collaboratively CENSORING HIGH PROFILE CONSERVATIVE Twitter accounts…
HAVE YOU BEEN CENSORED? pic.twitter.com/yEQkQ3Vruz
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) July 6, 2023
Just The News had more on Threads and the potential for legal action:
Meta, which also owns Instagram and Facebook, debuted Threads on Wednesday. The microblogging platform is comparable to Twitter but offers users a larger character limit.
Upon taking over Twitter, Musk implemented dramatic staffing cuts and upended the company’s content moderation policies to permit the posting of previously disfavored content.
Rogan O’Handley had this to say: “Just downloaded and signed up for the new Meta app “Threads” meant to imitate Twitter. I posted once about wanting to expose Biden’s corrupt government and they’ve already flagged me for censorship. Great platform Zuck.”
Just downloaded and signed up for the new Meta app “Threads” meant to imitate Twitter
I posted once about wanting to expose Biden’s corrupt government and they’ve already flagged me for censorship
Great platform Zuck pic.twitter.com/2RhusHRo7v
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 6, 2023
People are realizing Threads is just a censorship platform and trying to delete their accounts
But they can’t
Zuck tethered it to your Instagram so if you delete one, both get deleted
Everyone signing up must stay
Like a digital Berlin Wallhttps://t.co/O0I08WtoWS
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 6, 2023
The Epoch Times claimed that Threads is already facing sharp criticism:
Threads offers users the option to deactivate their accounts.
However, deactivation only means that other users on the app won’t see them. All personal information will continue to remain on company servers.
Once a person deletes their Instagram account, their Threads data will remain on the servers for up to 90 days.
If a user wishes to delete all their Threads content but wants to continue using Instagram, they will have to go through each piece of Threads content and manually delete them one by one.
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