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cross-posted from: https://vlemmy.net/post/553347

Alternative title: Musk’s X Corp. threatens to sue Meta over Twitter “copycat” Threads

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm just worried this could result in a ruling that will fuck up the fediverse somehow.

[–] kartonrealista 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh, I don't think any one company can own the concept of microblogging. If Twitter and Tumblr both existed for a long time and there were no lawsuits then this is just a nothing burger, no?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In any sane world, yeah almost definitely.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Never discount the possibility of American courts deciding something which is horribly damaging for the world of technology.