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Twitter faces uphill battle to prove Meta stole trade secrets for Threads, legal experts say

www.rawstory.com Twitter faces uphill battle to prove Meta stole trade secrets for Threads, legal experts say

Twitter's claim that Meta Platforms stole trade secrets to build its new microblogging site may be the first volley in a legal battle between the social media giants, but experts say Twitter would have to clear a high hurdle if it sues.In a letter sent on Wednesday, Twitter alleged that Meta used it...

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No surprises there
- Yeah, this lawsuit is embarrassingly frivolous.
  Musk might as well sue Biden for being president or Grimes for breaking his heart. There's no case here.

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Yet another reason to defederate meta. True or not, it would put Lemmy, Kbin and ActivityPub in the line of fire.
- How exactly would it put them in the line of fire? And how does defederating have anything to do with potentially being sued by Twitter?
  
  Agreed.
  Also, do people know that Threads isn't currently federated? They say they're going to add that as a feature in the future, but they aren't now and I'm skeptical that they ever will.

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