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Twitter reportedly wrote a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg shortly after the debut of Threads, a text-social media site, threatening to sue Meta over the new microblogging platform. According to a report by Semafor, Alex Spiro, Twitter's lawyer, has accused Meta of recruiting ex-Twitter workers who may have had access to the platform's trade secrets as well as confidential information.

In the letter, Twitter has shown the temper to impose its intellectual property right and demands that Meta does not stop using Twitter’s trade secrets or confidential information. However, Meta’s spokesperson Andy Stone has denied such claims and stated that no one on the Threads developing team was a part of Twitter earlier.

An ex-top Twitter employee informed Reuters that they were unaware of any senior staff members joining Meta or former coworkers working on Threads.

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, tweeted in response to the news, "Competition is fine, cheating is not." Twitter has faced competition from services like Mastodon and Bluesky throughout Musk's time as CEO.

Meanwhile, in less than 24 hours since its launch, Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, has witnessed an astounding surge in user engagement. Internal data obtained by The Verge reveals that users have already generated over 95 million posts and accumulated more than 190 million likes on the platform. With more than 50 million active accounts, Threads has swiftly gained traction among users, indicating a promising start for Meta's ambitious social media venture.

Since Meta revealed its intention to launch Threads, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been in an indirect competition. Both platforms are now fighting for a large active user base and attempting to improve user experience in response to market trends and changes. Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have also challenged each other for the cage match.