Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads, saying Meta “engaged in systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets” and other IP

Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform …

Semafor 2023-07-07 Max Tani

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Mastodon Blog Eugen Rochko on mastodon
Mastodon's CEO says Meta launching Instagram's Threads, which intends to adopt ActivityPub, “is a clear victory for our cause, hopefully one of many to come”
@zackbudryk.bsky.social Zack Budryk on bluesky
Threads stole Elon Musk's idea, a social media platform that sucks
@epro.social Emil Protalinski on bluesky
The Elon-Zuck cage match stakes just went up. [embedded post]
@bobbysegs.bsky.social BobbySegs on bluesky
I love that threads being bad is definitely something meta lawyers will us as defense if Elon actually sues. — “How could we steal your trade secrets? Have you used threads?” [embedded post]
@lordbusinessman.bsky.social @lordbusinessman.bsky.social on bluesky
Oh wow so you're telling me if you fire all of your best people they go work at your competitors gee I had no idea — https://www.semafor.com/...
@fancycwabs.bsky.social Randal Cooper on bluesky
Is “everyone using our platform sucks” really a “trade secret,” though? [embedded post]
@vamptvo.bsky.social Evan Minto on bluesky
Trade secrets such as “what if there was an app where you could post text” [embedded post]
@benmffowler.bsky.social @benmffowler.bsky.social on bluesky
I'm not a patent lawyer but I don't think Twitter invented the internet forum. [embedded post]
@brandonleblanc.bsky.social Brandon LeBlanc on bluesky
This is just silly. Are they going to sue others for creating message based social media experiences? [embedded post]
@mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah on bluesky
I think it's so funny that tech bros are like “we came up with letting people write their thoughts online first”! [embedded post]
@romitmehta.com Romit Mehta on bluesky
When all else fails, sue. [embedded post]
@themountaingoats.bsky.social @themountaingoats.bsky.social on bluesky
Your honor, they owned me. It's against the law for me to get owned [embedded post]
@chadstanton.bsky.social Nails Nathan on bluesky
lol at people who were speculating Musk fucked up Twitter on purpose to break up monopolies lmfao [embedded post]
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social @AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social on mastodon
Look, there's a lot of anger and dissent in the Fediverse about the launch of Threads, but can we all at least agree that it is going to be utterly hilarious to watch Musk pretending he's not not crying as the last shreds of the platform he paid billions of dollars for go swirlin…
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@TitterDaily Competition is fine, cheating is not
@mattturck Matt Turck on x
Always fascinating that Meta would never be allowed to purchase Twitter because it would stifle innovation but it can just outright copy it and that's ok
@wideofthepost @wideofthepost on x
how dare you “poach” these people we just mass laid off and then boasted how we could run this broken jalopy of a network better with such things as “staff” https://twitter.com/...
@joshconstine @joshconstine on x
Uhh, quick reminder that facebook bought $550M worth of old AOL patents on social networking from Microsoft in 2012 If Twitter sues over Threads, Facebook could infringement countersue it into oblivion
@maxwelltani Max Tani on x
. @semafor exclusive: Elon's lawyer Alex Spiro sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg threatening legal action, claiming that Meta hired former Twitter employees to create a clone https://www.semafor.com/...
@benjysarlin Benjy Sarlin on x
Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Thread, @maxwelltani reports (also he's on Thread, same handle) https://www.semafor.com/... [image]
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@cb_doge 😂
@digiphile Alex Howard on x
Reference to APIs is significant. If we could use a tool to call @Twitter API to find/follow everyone on @Threads that we follow on Twitter, it would facilitate leaving. Preventing access to FB data is one way @finkd strangled Vine. Musk is likely to go after any such tools. http…
@producthunt @producthunt on x
If you can't beat em, sue em I guess. Twitter is apparently threatening to sue Meta over Threads https://twitter.com/...
@carlbeijer Carl Beijer on x
Going to be interesting to see whether Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg have proprietary rights to the “adding posts to a post database, and then displaying them” trade secret https://twitter.com/...
@rmac18 @rmac18 on x
[puts thinking cap on] what if.... twitter sues meta.... so that a judge prevents.... the cage fight from happening. [takes thinking cap off]
@oalexanderdk Oliver Alexander on x
How it started: [Screenshot of @elonmusk replying to unusual_whales tweet from 15/11/2022 “Elon has fired...” with “would like to apologize for firing these geniuses. Their immense talent will no doubt be of great use elsewhere"] How it is going: [image of Quinn Emanuel letter to…
@kimdotcom Kim Dotcom on x
Elon vs. Zuck - Round 1 🥊 [image]
@drericding Eric Feigl-Ding on x
2) Basically, Twitter accuses Meta of poaching former employees to create a “copycat” application. But can you really “poach” fired ex employees? That's not poaching. https://www.semafor.com/...
@alexeheath Alex Heath on x
Meta's response to this letter from Twitter's lawyer threatening to sue because ex-Twitter employees are working on Threads: “No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that's just not a thing.” https://cdn.sanity.io/...
@mannyfidel Manny on x
how it started, etc [image]
@gergelyorosz Gergely Orosz on x
Image source: TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/... Meta seems to have really done their homework and avoiding even the slightest doubt they took anything from Twitter. To be fair, they didn't need to: they have plenty of in-house expertise for large-scale social media services.
@edzitron Ed Zitron on x
If I was Elon i would use this as a time to make Twitter the least algorithmic company alive. Focus on the free user experience. There is actually an opportunity for Twitter here but he's too stupid to see it https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]
@jeffjarvis @jeffjarvis on x
Oh, this is hilarious. Musk's Twitter and “intellectual property” is an oxymoron. He fired most of the staff. They were easy to scoop up. Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads https://www.semafor.com/...
@benedictevans Benedict Evans on x
This has to be the first time anyone has claimed Twitter has technology worth stealing, except maybe to see what not to do.
@edzitron Ed Zitron on x
And if there's one thing that Elon Musk is good at, it's winning lawsuits with regards to Twitter [image]
@goldman Jason Goldman on x
@RMac18 did the ceo of twitter not get cc'd on the letter. sad.
@daveleebbg Dave Lee on x
Maybe Clubhouse should sue over Spaces
@rmac18 Ryan Mac on x
Twitter going with “the dozens of Anthony Levandowski's going to Uber” theory https://twitter.com/...
@nickmmark Nick Mark MD on x
Is it “poaching” if you hire people who were laid off en masse? Turns out that not paying the former employees the promised severance packages was yet another unforced error by Elon... https://twitter.com/... [image]
@justinbaragona Justin Baragona on x
Well, it does become harder to complain about Meta hiring former Twitter employees who “had and continue to have access to Twitter's trade secrets and other highly confidential information” after you fire over two-thirds of your staff. https://twitter.com/...
@mikeisaac @mikeisaac on x
lot of people pointing out that meta probably wouldn't even need to poach twitter employees since musk fired like 2/3rds of his work force...
@tweetsbyparker Parker Lyons on x
when you're mad that all the employees you fired got new jobs https://twitter.com/...
@zoeschiffer Zoë Schiffer on x
Twitter's argument seems completely ahistorical. Meta poached Twitter employees and charged them with building a Twitter-killer? Seems like Musk fired a vast number of employees, the user experience on Twitter declined, and a number of competitors saw an opportunity...
@scottnover Scott Nover on x
Twitter has famously never copied any other company. https://twitter.com/...
@internethippo @internethippo on x
If they won't do an actual fight then these two assholes getting into a legal slapfight is the next best thing https://twitter.com/...
@dimensionmedia David Bisset on x
Life comes at you fast. https://twitter.com/...
@stokel Chris Stokel-Walker on x
Ah yes, all those former Twitter employees working on Threads like... @wongmjane (????) https://www.semafor.com/...
@karaswisher Kara Swisher on x
You should not have fired all those people, you nincompoops. Related: Have you MET ⁦@finkd⁩? Also the decline is cuz you suck under your new owner: Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads | Semafor https://www.semafor.com/...
@tomwarren Tom Warren on x
Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads. A Twitter letter to Zuckerberg claims Meta is engaging in “unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property” 😬 https://www.semafor.com/...
@minimaxir Max Woolf on x
Threads is *definitely* an existential threat for Twitter. https://twitter.com/...
@blader Siqi Chen on x
Twitter sues Threads because they invented .... social networking? The newsfeed? Likes? Follows? Replies? 140 characters? Give the people what they want @elonmusk: settle this in the Octagon like proper business, man. [image]
@allanbell247 Allan Bell on x
Elon threatening to sue bc Meta hired the employees Musk took a victory lap in publicly firing is *chefs kiss* 🤌 https://twitter.com/...
@mdudas Mike Dudas on x
“all those employees we fired got jobs at meta, and were very mad, so very mad” https://twitter.com/...
@jyarow Jay Yarow on x
“No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that's just not a thing” https://www.semafor.com/...
@daveweigel David Weigel on x
“Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based ‘Twitter killer’ platform, accusing the social media giant of poaching former employees to create a ‘copycat’ application.” A @maxwelltani exclusive: https://www.semafor.com/...
@benedictevans Benedict Evans on x
🤡 https://www.semafor.com/...
@yevp @yevp on x
@Techmeme @maxwelltani Can you poach employees if they were all let go? 🤔
@frances_coppola Frances ‘Cassandra’ Coppola on x
CAGE FIGHT https://twitter.com/...
@mdudas Mike Dudas on x
lmao, pay ur twitter vendor bills first elon https://twitter.com/...
@davidgura David Gura on x
Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads, @maxwelltani reports. @semafor has obtained attorney Alex Spiro's letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: https://www.threads.net/...
@dominiccampbell Dominic Campbell on x
Gotta love it. Musk sacks people in pretty much the worst way possible then gets all fussy when they go work for the competition. Deal with it, bro 😎 https://www.semafor.com/...
@charles_gaba @charles_gaba on x
BWA HA HA!! Surprised he didn't use the Winklevoss twins law firm. https://www.semafor.com/...
@walthickey Walter Hickey on x
whoa, that's wild, whose decision was it to put so many Twitter employees on the job market??? https://www.semafor.com/... [image]
@andymstone Andy Stone on threads
To be clear: “No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that's just not a thing.”
@oliverdarcy Oliver Darcy on threads
The value of Twitter is quickly being reduced (has been reduced?) to DMs and checking to see how Elon is reacting to this whole thing.
@daveleebbg Dave Lee on threads
Not saying this is the only motivation, but the Twitter lawsuit threat likely gives cover to block Threads links
@alecstapp Alec Stapp on threads
Extremely beta move tbh
@semafor @semafor on threads
A Meta source told Semafor that Twitter's accusations are baseless. “No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that's just not a thing,” the source said.
@semafor @semafor on threads
In a letter obtained exclusively by Semafor, Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro accused Meta of hiring dozens of former Twitter employees who “had and continue to have access to Twitter's...
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Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads
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Musk can't compete, threatens to sue Meta over Threads
r/law r on reddit
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app - If allegations are true how likely is Twitter to win the lawsuit?
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Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads
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Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads
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Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads
Wired Reece Rogers on mastodon
How Threads' Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter's (and Its Rivals')
@finkd Mark Zuckerberg on x
[Image: Spider-Man Pointing at Spider-Man]
@lindayacc Linda Yaccarino on x
On Twitter, everyone's voice matters. Whether you're here to watch history unfold, discover REAL-TIME information all over the world, share your opinions, or learn about others — on Twitter YOU can be real. YOU built the Twitter community. 🙏👏 And that's irreplaceable. This... htt…
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@TechEmails It is infinitely preferable to be attacked by strangers on Twitter, than indulge in the false happiness of hide-the-pain Instagram
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
Must confess to a deep love of fashion & architecture
@nikitabier Nikita Bier on x
Facebook had a lot of slackers when I was there, but when something started working, the best people in the company immediately transferred to that team and worked their asses off. That's happening now.
@cb_doge @cb_doge on x
Meta's new app was built entirely using this keyboard: [Image: small three key keyboard: Ctrl - C - V]
@nikamelkozerova Nika Melkozerova on x
you can be you if you pay 8 dollars. so many bots have become real, while the rest of us refusing to pay for a platform where we create content, got deboosted or stripped of our earned credentials. But, we are indeed still there, trying to be us. https://twitter.com/...
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on x
🎉 Threads 🎉 Threads is our new app, built by the Instagram team, for text updates and joining public conversations ✨ We're hoping Threads can be great space for public conversations, and we're very focused on the creator communities that already enjoy Instagram. Available... http…
@levie Aaron Levie on x
Threads is exciting because it's just your classic underdog story
@timcast Tim Pool on x
the goal of Threads is to stop you from being able to have your own follower list Big tech wants to create a singular narrative and its not possible using the old model of “choose who to follow” This is why Insta and Threads forces you to see posts from people you dont know
@junlper @junlper on x
i don't have any interest in using threads at all but it is really funny watching the people at twitter panic now that there's clearly an open market for a website where people post their little sentences https://twitter.com/...
@emoswaggy @emoswaggy on x
oh nevermind ["But there's no way to make Threads show you only the posts from accounts you've chosen to follow"]
@aries_menace @aries_menace on x
logging into threads to get my class action privacy settlement in 5-10 years
@letterboxd @letterboxd on x
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@nikitabier Nikita Bier on x
“𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 won't work because it doesn't allow you to import your Twitter followers” Let me invert that statement for you: How many of your non-Twitter friends would become activated on Twitter if they could import their 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 social graph?
@noupside Renee DiResta on x
🧵 A Brief Thread On Threads 🧵 : Normie users came to Twitter for Oprah, not some shitposting rando. Before emoji-in-bio factions became the norm & brainworms spread & this place became The Arena to scapegoat some hapless Main Character every day, ppl wanted to talk to celebs.
@techemails @techemails on x
Elon Musk on Instagram August 21, 2018 [image]
@danprimack Dan Primack on x
It's really a testament to @ev, @jack and @biz that so many companies, large and small, keep copying their fundamental design.
@wongmjane Jane Manchun Wong on x
Personal News — I've joined @Meta to work on Threads, an app built by @instagram! Can't wait to craft the unreleased and shape the digital future together!
@adamkovac Adam Kovacevich on x
Talk to your doctor if you think you may have Facebook Derangement Syndrome https://twitter.com/...
@thomas_violence Thomas Violence on x
check me out on threads. heres a picture of my threads account C:/Users/Ben/Downloads/nudemanwithextre melyfuckedupballsvomitingontotheamerican flag- 1200px.webp
@balajis Balaji on x
IS THREADS A THREAT? Facebook's clones of Snapchat and TikTok have been fairly successful, but haven't killed either Snapchat or TikTok. I think that's the base case. An alternative scenario is Google Plus, which came out strong but didn't have staying power. But Facebook has... …
@micsolana Mike Solana on x
the substack nuke never made much sense to me, nor did media obsession with the other fake twitters. but meta is a proven clone assassin, at scale, run by the industry's longest running social media exec. this is the first real challenge to twitter in the company's history.
@jamestitcomb James Titcomb on x
Concerning [image]
@samcoatessky Sam Coates Sky on x
Gosh. Yuk. Hmmmm. Really, Threads? [image]
@asemota Osaretin Victor Asemota on x
Those saying Threads is a fluke have forgotten that Facebook Paper was once a product experiment that failed. Meta has the benefit of experiencing failure before. They won't make the same mistake twice. They took their time with this and it is evident in the design. Not kneejerk …
@samro @samro on x
the nice thing about Twitter's user experience getting super crappy in recent days is it's lowered the mental bar for embracing new competitive social media platforms that are working out their own kinks
@amnesty @amnesty on x
The normalisation of people having to trade human rights to have access to information needs to stop. [image]
@ashcryptoreal @ashcryptoreal on x
Do you see how weird it is ? Mark Zuckerberg could have launched threads anytime in last 10 years but he Only did it after elon bought it for $44 billion and exposed everyone. He is hitting when Elon is at its lowest. We need to appreciate and support Elon Musk ❤️
@picketer Tim Lyons on x
This and how you have to give it access to your contacts means NFW. https://twitter.com/...
@max_oats @max_oats on x
look, whether you prefer bluesky, or mastodon, or cohost, or twitter, or threads, or tumblr, or schmeeple, or hive social, we can all at least agree that linkedin is shit
@s8mb @s8mb on x
When we said we wanted more competition on the internet, we meant from non-profit FOSS startups that don't collect any data or show ads. It isn't real competition when it's done by big American corporations that only exist for profit.
@robdelaney Rob Delaney on x
This is getting ridiculous [image]
@prawn_meat @prawn_meat on x
just opened threads. it's basically a fake app from a tv show that a teenage girl uses right before being murdered by cyberbullies. not doing that again
@mikko @mikko on x
Users in EU can view threads on Threads, but can't sign up. https://www.threads.net/...
@gojomo @gojomo on x
our most-aesthetically-gifted trendmakers have warned: Twitter will imminently be eaten by an enormous mutant star-GOAT. for your safety, evacuate via the ‘B’ ark immediately. https://twitter.com/...
@pragdua Pragun on x
NO WAAYYYYY [image]
@mikeisaac @mikeisaac on x
other sort of knock-on effect of threads if it really takes off (and sticks around) is how it's juicing IG — followers are going up on IG for me purely from twtr folks who have migrated and never cared about my IG account
@mkupperman Mike Cobraman on x
Threads sounds great! They control the algorithm and you can't back out of it without deleting your instagram account? Sign me up!
@jappleby Jack Appleby on x
Here's THREADS' entire sign-up process. This is so clean. So easy. - instantly get your Instagram @ handle - auto imports your bio + pic from IG - instantly follow from your IG Reallyyy genius way to launch an app. [video]
@benedictevans Benedict Evans on x
The hardest thing for Thread is cold-starting a network, but anyone who worked at Twitter should be quietly embarrassed by how much nicer the thread app is. That's also why so many of us used third-party Twitter apps
@b_fung Brian Fung on x
I don't think I fully grasped until seeing it in action just how powerful it is that Meta has all this existing data about me. That you can recreate your whole social network on Threads with one tap lets the app skip what would normally be a huge hurdle for a nascent platform.
@sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x
The biggest indictment of Reddit's and Twitter's product chops is the user love for third party apps The entire API saga both companies went through was an embarrassing show of incompetence of wasting opportunity to create a nice app over a decade and with limitless funding https…
@instagram @instagram on x
Rolling out now in 100+ countries. Learn more 👇 https://about.instagram.com/ ...
@oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x
Look, Threads is buggy and it needs a browser interface ASAP, but it has so many built-in accounts from Instagram. It's an existential threat to this website, imo.
@andrewmacfnz Andrew Macfarlane on x
Interesting here from Meta: “We're committed to giving you more control over your audience on Threads - our plan is to work with ActivityPub to provide you the option to stop using Threads and transfer your content to another service.” https://twitter.com/...
@campbell_brown Campbell Brown on x
Excited about our new app, Threads, built by @Instagram. We took what Instagram does best - connecting people over photos & videos - and expanded that to text. Threads offers a new, separate space to share text updates & join convos. https://about.fb.com/...
@gregisenberg Greg Isenberg on x
It turns out, building an Instagram account is now 100x more valuable
@kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x
Zuck won the cage match
@mikeisaac @mikeisaac on x
unexpected side effect of my twtr graph colliding into my threads graph is a lot of new threads followers digging into my old IG photos.... i regret nothing and i see your deepfavs
@howfxr @howfxr on x
Here's a first look at Instagram Threads on the web! 👀 [image]
@austen Austen Allred on x
My Facebook/Instagram social graph is basically all the people I knew in High School. “A place where you can read all the Twitter-like thoughts of the people you follow on Instagram” sounds like a special hell.
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
@Austen 🤣💯
@danprimack Dan Primack on x
Two things can be true: 1/ Meta may topple Twitter. 2/ Meta for more than a decade has been little more than an imitation factory.
@esqueer_ Alejandra Caraballo on x
Didn't take long for Threads to import the biggest hatemongers pushing anti LGBTQ hate. Libs if TikTok is now on Threads. Seems like they're going to recreate Twitter's anti LGBTQ hate. [image]
@andy_staples Andy Staples on x
If Threads is the Zuckerberg-Musk cage match we were promised, Zuck isn't trying very hard. All algorithm. No chronological view. All of our watching of sports together will definitely still happen here.
@libsoftiktok @libsoftiktok on x
I joined Threads and in under an hour I've been told to kill myself, had death wished on me, was called a fascist, a nazi, and a terrorist, and had people plotting how to permanently ban me. The kind and tolerant left strikes again! https://twitter.com/... [video]
@anothercohen Alex Cohen on x
Imagine working at Meta and making $1m/year in total comp as a product manager and your entire job is to just copy and paste things from other apps. That's the dream
@mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x
Zuckerberg's last tweet was 11 years ago in 2012 Today he returned to Twitter to drop this tweet 👌🔥😆 https://twitter.com/...
@tomwarren Tom Warren on x
Mark Zuckerberg's first tweet in 11 years and he's trolling Twitter 🙃 https://twitter.com/...
@karlbode Karl Bode on x
the future of mainstream social media is just going to be dumb hustlebros, violently unfunny billionaires, and pseudo entrepreneurs just as far as the eye can see [image]
@marshallk Marshall Kirkpatrick on x
Let's see a Threads API, huh? Imagine a read-only API that just made it possible to surface interesting analyses synthesized from conversational data https://www.techmeme.com/...
@worldwidewob Rob Perez on x
this is how you return from an 11-year twitter hiatus. https://twitter.com/...
@cbctom Tom Harrington on x
As Twitter subscribers flock to Threads, here's a warning from Twitter's co-founder about Meta's deeper interest in you. https://twitter.com/...
@sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x
Sad to inform the social media interns at brands are at it already [image]
@rmac18 @rmac18 on x
Very funny that when we first reported on the rumblings of Meta's employees wanting to build a Twitter killer back in December, the company tried to downplay it as just rank-and-file chatter. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@bobbyallyn Bobby Allyn on x
this is a good time to remind everyone that Meta is the company that says it will systemically block news articles from all of its services in places where laws have been passed forcing them to pay publishers for content
@yoda Drew Olanoff on x
Seeing former Twitter employees use Threads is chefs kiss.
@can @can on x
threads feels like for designers, by designers so far https://www.threads.net/...
@b_fung Brian Fung on x
It's not a perfect overlap. Most of my connections on Instagram are personal, not professional. Threads now seems poised to blur that work-life boundary for me. Precisely because of that, I skipped the auto-follow step in the onboarding process.
@brianstelter Brian Stelter on x
What's the word for that feeling when a social network is being recreated in real time, person by person, bit by bit?
@cstanley Christopher Stanley on x
Honest question, what does @finkd mean “reason why Twitter never succeeded”? Do it differently? Threads looks and feels like a Twitter clone. 🐈 Someone please help me understand 😬 [image]
@tomwarren Tom Warren on x
Threads is fun, exploring a new social network with the launch buzz. I'm not feeling the home feed right now tho as it's similar to Twitter's “For You” which mixes in recommendations and accounts you don't follow. No option for a real time feed yet, but hopefully that comes 🙏 [im…
@readdanwrite Daniel Roberts on x
it's lit over on Threads! we can all just briefly pretend it's not from THAT parent company and enjoy ourselves for a few seconds
@timsweeneyepic Tim Sweeney on x
Did Meta just launch a new social media website without a website?
@wexler Nu Wexler on x
Good: I can keep my IG account private and my Threads account public. Bad: Who are these randos in my timeline? [image]
@instagram @instagram on x
✨ Threads is here - a new app where you can share updates and join convos ✨ Use your Instagram account to log in and get started 🎉 https://www.threads.net/ [image]
@maxwinebach Max Weinbach on x
Threads will 100% only be a thing people use for maybe a month
@thomasgermain @thomasgermain on x
Threads has been available for 30 minutes and people are already roasting Zuckerberg [image]
@verge @verge on x
Is this a thread? [image]
@mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x
threads first impressions It's good Really good Elons in trouble
@charliekirk11 Charlie Kirk on x
Meta's new Threads has been endorsed by CNBC's Jim Cramer. And just like that it's all over. “I say game, set, match Zuckerberg....Facebook, Instagram is a really terrific product and Twitter is awful.” [video]
@carlquintanilla Carl Quintanilla on x
“.. This is a space Twitter has been in and led for a while, but our perspective here is that there is an opportunity and people are looking for more choices.” ⁦@WSJ⁩ $META #threads https://www.wsj.com/...
@__apf__ Adriana Porter Felt on x
oh no. my deeply embarrassing Instagram account name that I thought only friends would see is now following me to the new app
@esqueer_ Alejandra Caraballo on x
Because Threads is basically built on leftover code from Instagram, everyone shows up as their handle instead of their name. I have no idea who the hell anyone is. Their celebrity only beta missed this basic issue because using handles primarily benefits brands and celebrities! […
@rachelmetz Rachel Metz on x
the fact that it will eventually work with decentralized social media apps is really intriguing.
@kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x
Folks, Instagram images preview on Threads [image]
@alexeheath Alex Heath on x
Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, is officially out. I interviewed the head of Instagram, @mosseri, about why he thinks Twitter's “volatility” and “unpredictability” under Elon Musk has opened the window to compete. https://www.theverge.com/...
@caseynewton Casey Newton on x
I talked to @mosseri about Threads, a radical new social network where you can view more than 600 posts per day, totally free of charge https://www.platformer.news/ ...
@kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x
Zuck is already using his new app to pitch himself on podcasts [image]
@luxeprogressive @luxeprogressive on x
I mean he's kinda right though. Meta is much worse with your data than twitter ever has been. Meta is like Westworld https://twitter.com/...
@tomwarren Tom Warren on x
will Instagram's Threads kill off Twitter? The existing Instagram userbase is very different to Twitter. I'm more likely to follow friends and family on Instagram than I am brands and news outlets. Twitter was successful because journalists, celebrities, and brands flocked to it.…
@vladsavov @vladsavov on x
If the Instagram Threads app works exactly like Twitter did before - which isn't hard, Bluesky has already recreated it - and has robust verification so we know who's who... I'm jumping on that. Doesn't matter to me if I help Zuck or Jack or Musk. I want the lost utility back.
@teroterotero @teroterotero on x
Right now, Threads is the most exclusive social network in the world - just the most powerful brands and “creators” preening around like white peacocks in a secret garden. https://twitter.com/...
@divestech Dan Ives on x
We believe the launch of Meta Threads is a clear strategy by Zuckerberg to go after Twitter's market opportunity and gain market share in this social media landscape. Building the scale and scope of Threads will be an uphill battle we believe further leveraging its Instagram base
@zuck @zuck on threads
It'll take some time, but I think there should be a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it. Twitter has had the opportunity to do this but hasn't nailed it. Hopefully we will.
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
Honestly not then priority right now. So humbled by everyone signing up, but we gotta make sure this is an app people want to keep using before we worry about making money...
@kayvonmusic Kayvon Asemani on threads
I had the privilege of working with @0xjessel, @lorettachan, & other amazing teammates on some creator-focused features on IG back in 2019. Mentioning you two specifically here...
@fazeclan @fazeclan on threads
THREAD DEAD REDEMPTION
@instagram @instagram on threads
hi you're here 🫶
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
the priority is the mobile apps, but we are working on www
@aliterative Alice Fraser on threads
Threads lets you automatically import everyone you follow on Instagram. But I don't follow people on Instagram for their thoughts. I follow people on Instagram for their pretty...
@yung_pueblo Diego Perez on threads
Threads is probably one of the best platforms for new and established writers! Excited to see how it impacts the publishing/self-publishing industry. Might even have the...
@caseyrain Casey Rain on threads
what if @zuck decides to make an electric car next lol
@japanoninsta @japanoninsta on threads
Not followers 10k FRIENDS 🥹
@aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on threads
Alright, let's do this thing! May this platform have good vibes, strong community, excellent humor, and less harassment 🪄
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads
Someone should get Spez a Threads account so he can see what happens if he keeps fucking around and Google decides to build a Reddit clone.
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads
For those wondering if Threads will have DMs. My expectation is the team will listen to your feedback and evolve its plans if any of the base assumptions turn out to be...
@0xjessel @0xjessel on threads
glad to say we won't be having any product leaks coming from at least one twitter reverse engineer ;) welcome @wongmjane to the team!
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
Credit where it's due, they pioneered the format and have done great work
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
We tried, the issue is you need to be able to tap on a thread to open the full thread, and you really don't want to have an element that you can both tap and double tap...
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads
Elon Musk excited that the load on Twitter's servers is going down until he realizes why.
@itselavia Akshay Elavia on threads
Zuck you need to be actively shitposting on here to make that happen. LFG!
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
Not my style personally, but I'm sure there will be plenty of entertaining content here...
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
Good question. I'm currently planning to use my Instagram broadcast channel for daily product updates and Threads for discussion and sharing thoughts, but we'll see where...
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
Hope your shoulder is healing. Can't wait for your next fight!
@davecamarillo Dave Camarillo on threads
Excited about my buddy @zuck 's new venture. Threads...happy to be here.
@jeremysliew Jeremy Liew on threads
Since stepping back at Lighspeed I've found time to pick up new hobbies. What suggestions do you have for new skills to learn, games or sports to play etc?
@naomigleit Naomi Gleit on threads
Threading this Tweet 🤪
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
My two cents, think more about what conversations you want to have, and do those in this app, whether or not they start with text or video...
@whatsapp @whatsapp on threads
zapzap
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
To start, we're thinking we'll lean into being open and steering people towards using other messaging apps to share threads. I don't know if that'll last long term, but for now...
@taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on threads
Bosses joining Threads like:
@eorlins Eliza Orlins on threads
Ugh I'm ALWAYS a very early adopter and 2303439 feels way late 🥺🥺
@absolutelyashika @absolutelyashika on threads
Also, @mosseri where's the Twitter bashing at? A good fight would be just the exercise I need at the start of my day 🥊 🥊
@milliegooch Millie Gooch on threads
This app kinda feels like a party I was dreading and reluctantly attended but it ended up not being awful when I got there and I ultimately decided I had a half-decent time.
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
The team did a great job with Threads v1. A long journey ahead but a really talented group built a strong foundation.
@tobi Tobi Lutke on threads
There are so many great little design touches in threads. Really great.
@h1brd @h1brd on threads
You can start with @rourkery and @briansw but theres more folks ❤️
@thisisbillgates Bill Gates on threads
I'm excited to jump into @threadsapp
@taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on threads
It's so over, we're so back
@alokvmenon Alok on threads
overnight the world discovers the ancient desi practice of threading. the browse will never be the same.
@davidmarcus David Marcus on threads
Congrats @mosseri & team!
@gerekmeinhardt Gerek Meinhardt on threads
Congrats on the launch @zuck! Needed this space.
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
For those of you trying to think about what to post here on Threads versus on Instagram, my take is it's less about text versus photos and videos and more about what public...
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
We are definitely focusing on kindness and making this a friendly place.
@mikedavismma @mikedavismma on threads
Anyone think this can become bigger than twitter!?
@crumbler @crumbler on threads
Seeing a lot of new people joining Threads right now. I hope you'll maintain the culture some of us old timers have been cultivating since this morning when I got in
@lenperalta @lenperalta on threads
This seems like fun so far. I think it's the dopamine rushes from seeing people follow you. Unlike Bluesky, it feels more open. Unlike Mastadon, it feels more user-friendly. And unlike Twitter, so far, this feels less toxic.
@sarahjeong.bsky.social Sarah Jeong on bluesky
i was on threads and I was like “this isn't good but it isn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be” but three swipes down my feed it turned into the worst thing ever and I closed the app and just howled in spiritual anguish. anyways I wouldn't write it off yet
@ekp.bsky.social Ellen Pao on bluesky
really nothing is more depressing than people giving their time and data (and their contacts' data) to Threads and the company that enables genocide and white supremacy, pushes teenagers to have low self-esteem and to harm themselves, and sells your personal data to corporations …
@jeromey.bsky.social Jeromey Balderrama on bluesky
I think it goes to show just how critical zero-friction onboarding is for launching a social network. Bluesky's invitation system thwarts enthusiasm, people lose interest and move on.
@scalzi.com John Scalzi on bluesky
On Twitter in one of my threads someone just said “Threads had 30M signups in one day, Bluesky has lost its chance to become the next Twitter” and he may be right, but what he doesn't know is that people here are like “cool, dodged THAT bullet”
@tomwarren.social Tom Warren on bluesky
I love Bluesky but Threads has suddenly taken the wind out of it :( — I'm over there experimenting for now if you want to follow me https://www.threads.net/...
@kyleorl.bsky.social Kyle Orland on bluesky
I love the invite only vibe here but unless BlueSky opens up very soon the money/attention is gonna get gobbled up by the big corporation... [embedded post]
@jack @jack on x
“We wanted flying cars, instead we got 7 Twitter clones.” https://twitter.com/...
@mattkerney Matt Kerney on x
😲Oh. My.🤯 Probably safe to say 🧵s is a hit! [Link to Alex Heath on Threads: “This app has surpassed 48 million sign-ups, per internal Meta data shared with me 🤯"]
@sarthakgh Sar Haribhakti on x
Zuck's so openly insanely competitive [image]
@lessin @lessin on x
The feeling of growth of original FB at harvard in 2004 is probably the only thing i have experienced that exceeds the sense of velocity of threads growth today.
@oneunderscore__ Ben Collins on x
Threads makes a lot of sense when you remember what Zuck wanted the Metaverse to be: a heavily branded, inscrutable morass where you might have a fleeting, benign interaction with a celebrity who immediately tries to sell you an Apple Watch.
@efeng Eric Feng on x
#InstagramThreads is adding a staggering ~2 million new users every hour. That may make it the fastest growing app in history. 👀📈🤯 https://www.quiverquant.com/ ... [image]
@micsolana Mike Solana on x
meta appears to be dramatically amplifying the reach of (the usual) favored journalists from the new york times, the post etc. on its new twitter clone. many have jumped to 30k or 50k followers overnight.
@levie Aaron Levie on x
Ironically, Twitter's move to defaulting to “For You” trains users on an algorithmic feed of content. But the network effects are less strong because an algorithmic feed is much easier to replicate than a follower graph, which makes the switching cost to a new platform low.
@asemota Osaretin Victor Asemota on x
Zuck's goal is crystal clear. Build a new billion user platform. Even if it means cannibalizing existing businesses already affected by app platform owners. He needed this. Musk's goal isn't clear and full of false starts. This will be an epic strategy case at business school. [i…
@espiers Elizabeth Spiers on x
It is very funny to watch the blue checks on this site whine that their posts are being suppressed on platforms where you can't buy your way into algorithmic prioritization and it doesn't occur to them that maybe their posts just suck.
@aeyakovenko @aeyakovenko on x
threads is a hot mess for actually following up on conversations. its basically write and forget, the mongo-db of microblogging
@buccocapital BuccoCapital Guy on x
Threads at 30M users is legit insane Regardless of who you want to “win” That's nuts
@oalexanderdk Oliver Alexander on x
30 million users on Threads in under 24 hours. Whether you like Meta or not, that is a pretty impressive start. Reaching the critical mass where a social media is populated enough is usually what kills new platforms. [image]
@nikitabier Nikita Bier on x
Zuck is incredibly good at throwing his weight behind something at the precise moment his products begin to lose relevancy. He never misses the next train.
@jason_kint Jason Kint on x
- misleads about metrics - inflates video opportunity - covers up data breach - empowers foreign interference - aids in genocide - blocks free and plural press - hides damning harms research - abuses users privacy - copies competition - launches new app. where can I download it?
@sbkcrn Simon Balmain on x
Most recent user number I saw on #Threads ...... 22 million users in 12 hours is insane 🤯 @MattNavarra [image]
@newley Newley Purnell on x
Welp, @FabrizioRomano is on Threads. It's for real [image]
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
Wow, 30 million sign ups as of this morning. Feels like the beginning of something special, but we've got a lot of work ahead to build out the app.
@alexheath Alex Heath on threads
This app has surpassed 48 million sign-ups, per internal Meta data shared with me 🤯. 195 likes, 26 replies.
@nikitabier Nikita Bier on threads
Threads acquired 50 million users in the first 24 hours—more than the entire U.S. DAU of Twitter. 337 likes, 29 replies.
@alexisohanian Alexis Ohanian Sr on threads
Wanted to share some initial thoughts on Threads and what I think they need to succeed in an already crowded social landscape 👇🏻. 295 likes, 36 replies.
@semafor @semafor on threads
🟡 SCOOP: Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads, @maxwelltani reports. Read the letter:
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
Our approach will be the same as all our other products: make the product work well first, then see if we can get it on a clear path to 1 billion people, and only then think...
@buccocapital @buccocapital on threads
Elon sucks so hard he has us rooting for Zuckerberg 2017 me simply could not even begin to fathom this outcome It's hard to articulate how shocking that is
@tb_99999 Tom Bender on threads
we haven't even launched the cool stuff yet!
@mancity @mancity on threads
Arriving on Threads like...
@tb_99999 Tom Bender on threads
for most of this year, i've started work days by reading every public thread. today is the first day i can't do that!
@conno_r Connor Hayes on threads
And here I was just a few hours ago putting rocket ship emojis on the 5 million post ...
@zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads
Threads just passed 2 million sign ups in the first two hours.
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Threads: Ten million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says
@emilyhughes @emilyhughes on x
I deactivated my threads account already but it turns out you can't delete your threads account *without also deleting your Instagram account* so maybe just don't sign up!
@emilyhughes @emilyhughes on x
I'm muting this but here's a screenshot [image]
@ecto_fun @ecto_fun on x
we can't delete our threads account without deleting our ig?? they knew ppl would instantly hate it so they made it a saw trap
@arrington Michael Arrington on x
There it is. [image]
@stclairashley Ashley St. Clair on x
i want to go on threads to make fun of zuckerberg but their privacy policy calls for the blood of my firstborn
@shortsightedcap @shortsightedcap on x
I tried creating an IG account to try out threads. It is asking for a verification selfie. Yeah that's a no from me...
@ulonnaya Tage on x
“You may deactivate your Threads profile at any time, but your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account.” “Thread” carefully. https://techcrunch.com/...
@katylcowan Katy Cowan on x
This is the bit where someone says, “I told you so!” https://techcrunch.com/...
@nawkaarts @nawkaarts on x
https://techcrunch.com/... *laughs maniacally*
@totalkroos @totalkroos on x
“to delete your threads profile and data, you'll need to delete your Instagram account” lol. Well played meta but no thanks. This is why I am never joining this shitt.
@asteris Asteris Masouras on x
Threads sounds psychotic from the get-go, it took time and the tyrant for Twitter to get there https://twitter.com/...
@superluckydi @superluckydi on x
Be warned! Delete your Threads account and your Instagram will be deleted too. You can deactivate it safely though. https://twitter.com/...
@rtgiordano Ryan Giordano on x
Read the fine print on Threads: “To delete your Threads profile and data, you'll need to delete your Instagram account.” [image]
@kanevato Kane Vato Muehlenbeck on x
Delete threads and your Instagram goes too. We just signed an all-in deal with Zuck. #threads [image]
@oreo_g Oreo on x
Not launching in Europe because of privacy issues, can't delete the app without also deleting your Instagram account... Threads is dodgy as hell https://twitter.com/...
@degeneratenews @degeneratenews on x
NEW: @meta WILL ELIMINATE YOUR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT IF YOU DELETE YOUR THREADS ACCOUNT [image]
@samtripoli Sam Tripoli on x
Fun fact: If you set up a threads account you can't delete it without deleting your instagram account. Well played, Zuck, you fucking fuck!
@cpconrad Caroline Conrad on x
yikes apparently if you make a threads account you can't delete it without deleting your instagram????
@grummz @grummz on x
You can't delete threads by itself. https://techcrunch.com/...
@mosseri Adam Mosseri on threads
I've been getting some questions about deleting your account. To clarify, you can deactivate your Threads account, which hides your Threads profile and content, you can set...
@benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads
So, remember how Web3 meant that you could jump-start a network by rewarding early adopters with tokens, and putting everything on an open blockchain meant it would be portable?
@monkbent Ben Thompson on threads
The fact it's 2023 and people still think it's a dunk to argue that Meta isn't inventing new formats and is instead relying on its existent network effects is a pleasant vacation...
@gracetutty Grace Tutty on threads
Guess I'm stuck with this app...
@travelwithnishit Nishit Aggarwal on threads
Ride or Die 🔥
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