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Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)
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[–] [email protected] 474 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It appears that Meta was aware of Threads before launching its platform of the same name. Company lawyers made four offers to purchase the domain 'threads.app' from Threads Software Ltd from April 2023, all of which were declined. Meta announced Threads in July 2023, the same time that the British company says it was removed from Facebook.

Classic Facebook douchebaggery.

[–] [email protected] 96 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I saw this weird panel for a famous university (can't remember which one) that interviewed Mark's wife. She said that they run by everything past Mark for final sign off and also he comes up with a lot of the ideas. This smells like a Mark's own original idea.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks like it's his only original idea.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, it is a very descriptive name for a social media commenting app. Im not surprised he went with it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

He didn't go with it, he stole it, lol.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Didn't they do the same thing to Meta? Aren't they being sued now?