BREAKING: Twitter issues C&D letter to Meta over Threads; accuses theft of trade secrets

Twitter sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over the newly launched Threads app, sources familiar with the letter’s existence told ABC News.

The letter was sent by Twitter’s legal team Thursday, the sources said.

The letter accused Meta of misappropriating Twitter’s trade secrets and said Meta hired former Twitter employees who retained proprietary information, the sources said.

[I’d say “fight!”, but Elon and Zuck were already planning a cage match. Is that still on, or will it just go to court now? If Meta did use Twitter employees to build Threads, Musk might get some of his investment back in a hurry. Zuckerberg may have other worries, too — shouldn’t the integration with Instagram and FB trigger an FTC anti-trust probe? — Ed]