Well, it’s not quite a cage match with Elon Musk against Mark Zuckerberg, but it’s the next best thing. Threads, Meta’s answer to Twitter, is now out, and the platform is picking up some serious steam. However, according to The Guardian, Twitter might eventually sue Meta over Threads.
In case you don’t know, Threads is the new social media platform that’s basically Meta’s version of Twitter. It gives you the ability to make text-based posts. You’re also able to repost other people’s posts. It’s a very similar experience to Twitter. You can download the tap here, and sign up using your Instagram account.
Twitter might sue Meta over Threads
We all knew that this was coming. While Elon Musk is getting dragged for another change made to Twitter, Meta comes and unveils another alternative for people to migrate to. Elon Musk’s lawyers didn’t take too kindly to that, as you can imagine.
At this point, no one is in court. Meta was issued a threat of a lawsuit from Twitter, so we don’t know if Elon and his legal team will follow through.
What is the lawsuit about?
Intuition would tell you that it’s because Threads is so similar to Twitter. It’s a bit deeper than that. Elon’s team could potentially sue Meta for misappropriation of trade secrets. Remember when Elon brought the guillotine down on half of Twitter’s employees when he took over? Well, those employees had to go somewhere. We’re sure that most of them went to other places, but there’s a chance that some of them went to work for Meta.
Musk’s team alleges that Meta scooped up employees, especially those in possession of Twitter trade secrets, to work on Threads. This wouldn’t be a far-off accusation seeing as Meta was able to spit this platform out in a matter of months.
However, it hasn’t been confirmed that the ex-twitter employees that went over to Meta had trade secrets. We’ve yet to see what proof Musk’s team has.
If it turns out that the employees were in possession of trade secrets, then it could lead to a storm for almost all parties involved. Meta will be sued and take that financial hit. Also, it might be forced to make drastic changes to the platform
Also, we can rule out consequences for the employees who shared the secrets. They could possibly face prison time, as this is a legitimate crime.
Also, it could have an effect on the users who hopped over to Threads. The experience could be wildly different after the change (if it’s coming). It might negatively impact the platform. Let’s just hope that this doesn’t happen.