Recent reports show that some Twitter employees are using Threads, Meta's competitor to Twitter, with almost a quarter of the randomly sampled 133 employees already on the new app, media reports.
Despite Elon Musk's attempts to discredit Threads, some of his employees are enjoying it and have even publicly praised it on the platform. However, some of the Twitter staffers may just be investigating the competition, while others have used Threads for their enjoyment or even to criticize their boss.
Meanwhile, Twitter has accused Meta of stealing trade secrets and intellectual property, but legal experts suggest that Twitter may face difficulties if it chooses to sue.
Despite the initial success of Threads, Meta has faced controversies in the past regarding its privacy policies, handling of disinformation, and alleged negative effects on mental health, particularly in young people.
Twitter is reportedly considering legal action against Meta, accusing the company of poaching former Twitter employees to create a competing app called "Twitter Killer."
On July 5, Instagram's parent company introduced Threads, a text companion to Instagram that shares similarities with Twitter and other text-based social platforms. However, shortly after the launch, Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro wrote a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing the company of unlawfully misappropriating Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property with intention and consistency.
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