Isn't this just business news?
It is this is not technology news
Didn't they pull the same shit back when they changed the company name to Meta?
Yeah.
I predict that years will go by and it'll still be called Threads.
Just like Meta is a stolen name. Facebook doesn’t care.
That's why the UK company is using a cease-and-desist approach, which apparently is an option in the UK.
Absolutely zero care. Too much money gushing in.
I'd just sue em for a bunch of money and then license the name to them for a bunch more, and the website for a bunch more…
enjoy being tied up in court until you run out of money and they win by default
Can I sue for my legal fees or negotaite a percentage of winnings with my lawyer?
Only if the lawyer is convinced they can win it.
I'm good at convincing.
Threads isn't even a good name lol
Fuck I wish my old elementary school friends and parents wouldn't use Messenger. I'm eternslly stuck on that platform.
You can trial out a new platform called beeper.com
It allows you to add all your chats to 1 platform. It's in selected participants mode currently.
Ahh thank you for the Beeper reminder! I'm still on the waitlist tho. :(
i saw one person do something like this: messages JOIN ME ON SIGNAL(or anything not owned by Facebook and amazon) IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WELL WILL LOSE CONTACT SO PLEASE JOIN ME
im not sure on how well this will work but maybe exclude you're family but try to get them to atleast WhatsApp but even better a private messager also consider xmpp/jabber and matrix for jabber i recommend calyx institute jabber server
Telegram or Signal. Whatsapp is owned by Meta
WhatsApp is facebook, it's not an improvement in the slightest
Never download the Meta Threads.
Delete all meta accounts
I wouldn't be surprised if FB/Meta tried to just settle out of court and pay them off.
The company has said that they've spent a decade building their "brand" under that name. So, if they're pushing for a big payout, they intend it to be gargantuan rather than the usual payoff. Changing their name would essentially be starting over in some ways. And the confusion they claim as their reason for action is a legit thing.
I'm not saying that isn't their goal behind the scenes, but FB tried to buy the name and failed, so I have a feeling they aren't looking for the usual quiet payoff that's the goal of that type of action.
"That'll be one billion quid, please."
The article says Meta already tried to buy them out four times. So this company is waiting for a bigger payout or they don't plan to sell. With a court decision on their side they will have much more leverage to force Meta's hand.
Well, since Meta/Facebook will probably be pulling out of the UK along with every other social media company, that’s hardly a “threat”
Does that mean we’re in for an influx of br*tish people?
I think you mean Bri*ish
Probably not. They'll farm the jobs off to Berlin, most likely.
With that said, I'd be shocked if the inevitable UK/US trade deal didn't include some degree of visa. British workers are cheap as fuck, and our service industries already do a lot of cheap labour for US companies that don't want to pay domestic workers.
We're already here. We lurk in the shadows.
We can hear you, you're not exactly quiet when drinking that tea.
We're already here!
Wow, you speak English so well! /s