![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/twitter-considers-legal-action-over-threads-app/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/130313526_gettyimages-1507106681.jpg&description=Image source, Getty Images Image caption, About 30 million people joined Threads within hours of its launch on 5 July Twitter owner Elon Musk has said that "competition is fine, cheating is not" a day after Meta launched its fast-growing rival Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a "friendly" alternative. Twitter is weighing legal action over the app, citing intellectual property rights, according to a legal letter. Meta has denied some of the letter's claims. More than 30 million people have signed up for Threads, according to Meta, which has stated an aim to achieve over one billion users. The architecture of Threads is similar to Twitter, BBC News technology reporter James Clayton noted. He said the news feed and the reposting were incredibly familiar. In a move first reported by news outlet Semafor , Twitter attorney Alex Spiro sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday accusing Meta of "systematic, wilful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property" to create Threads. Specifically, Mr Spiro alleged that Meta hired dozens of former Twitter employees who "had and continue to have access to Twitter's trade secrets and other highly confidential information" that ultimately helped Meta develop what he termed the "copycat" Threads app. "Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, and demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter trade secrets or other highly confidential information," the letter says. "Twitter reserves all rights, including, but not limited to, the right to seek both civil remedies and injunctive relief without further notice". BBC News, which has seen a copy of the letter, has reached out to both Meta and Twitter for comment on its claims. Mr Musk said that "competition is fine, cheating is not" in response to a post on Twitter that referred to the legal letter.){kind=link}
Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads.
Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a “friendly” alternative.
Twitter’s Elon Musk said “competition is fine, cheating is not” – but Meta denied claims in a legal letter that ex-Twitter staff helped create Threads.
More than 70 million people have signed up for the new app, according to Meta.
Twitter has an estimated 350 million users, according to Statista.