Twitter threatens lawsuit over Meta's "copycat" Threads, report says
Twitter alleges Meta hired former employees of the blogging platform and tapped trade secrets to develop new Threads service.
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Twitter alleges Meta hired former employees of the blogging platform and tapped trade secrets to develop new Threads service.
Threads, the new social media platform owned by Meta, has amassed more than 10 million sign-ups in less than 24 hours, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Ryan Heath, global tech correspondent for Axios, has more on the new challenger to Twitter.
Meta has released a new app similar to Twitter in a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Jonathan Vigliotti has the story.
The social media company debuted the new service on July 5, a day earlier than expected. It also has a sneaky way to get a download.
The Meta CEO tweeted at Musk as he says more than 10 million people signed up for his Twitter-rival app Threads within hours of its launch.
Twitter owner Elon Musk is now imposing a limit on the number of tweets users can view each day. Musk tweeted Saturday that the policy is in place to address what he calls "data scraping and system manipulation." New York Times technology reporter Ryan Mac joins CBS News to break down the new restrictions.
The daily limit varies depending on whether you had a verified or unverified account.
Elon Musk has built a reputation for changing the game by ignoring the rules, and his recent acquisition of Twitter is no different. Is the turbulent Twitter buyout just the next chapter in Elon Musk’s odds-defying story? CBS Reports peels back the layers on the high-stakes and high-rewards journey of one of the most polarizing and influential people of our time.
The National Music Publishers' Association is seeking more than $250 million in damages from Twitter for copyright infringement. The group, representing 17 different music publishers, says Twitter has infringed on thousands of copyrights by allowing users to post music without a license. Criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully joined CBS News to talk about the case.
In particular, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming users are subject to hate speech and harassment on social media, the report found.
The comments ranged from "homophobic and transphobic slurs to sexually explicit and graphic images," the office said.
A Saudi aid worker who used an anonymous Twitter account to mock government officials was arrested in Riyadh in 2018 and allegedly tortured. Now, his American sister is speaking out in an exclusive interview with CBS News' chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod.
Elon Musk may be fine, but for smaller U.S. businesses, operating in China has become "very risky," a lawyer who works in the country tells CBS News.
Fidelity, which owns an equity stake in Twitter, previously slashed its valuation by more than 55% at the end of last year — about one month after Musk acquired the platform.
Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped into his first full day of presidential campaigning Thursday after a bumpy Twitter rollout the night before. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports on how DeSantis allies are reacting to the spectacle.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is spending his first full day as a presidential candidate continuing to make the rounds on mostly conservative media. In an interview with Dana Loesch, he shared his take on the technical difficulties surrounding his campaign launch event on Twitter Spaces. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports from Miami.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a campaign launch event on Twitter with the site's CEO Elon Musk, but it did not go according to plan.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his bid for the White House official in a Twitter chat with Elon Musk. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett discuss what's next for the Trump-DeSantis primary match-up.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared his candidacy for the 2024 presidential race in a video Wednesday. Robert Costa reports.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to declare his 2024 presidential run; one year since the Uvalde school massacre.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to launch his bid for the White House Wednesday during a live event on Twitter with Elon Musk. He joins an expanding Republican field to challenge frontrunner Donald Trump. Robert Costa reports.
Florida Governor Ron DeStantis will officially announce his 2024 bid for the White House in a live Twitter video with Elon Musk on Wednesday, CBS News has learned. Robert Costa has the details.