koncertejo@kbin.social to Technology@kbin.social · 1 year agoTwitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads | Semaforwww.semafor.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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The threat suggests that Threads is the most serious rival yet to Elon Musk’s chaotic social platform.
minus-squareRagnell@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoGiven how fast this thing was put together, it’s very likely Meta actually DID use stuff from Twitter that was patented. Mastodon less likely, because it was built completely separate over a few years
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoWriting a Twitter clone isn’t exactly hard, especially for a company that practically invented social media and already runs Instagram and Facebook.
Given how fast this thing was put together, it’s very likely Meta actually DID use stuff from Twitter that was patented. Mastodon less likely, because it was built completely separate over a few years
Writing a Twitter clone isn’t exactly hard, especially for a company that practically invented social media and already runs Instagram and Facebook.