Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over concerns about its new Threads app, according to a letter obtained by Semafor. In the letter, which is addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro argues that Meta used Twitter’s trade secrets and intellectual property to build Threads....
@faltuuser Definitely time to grab the popcorn for this one. Hopefully Zuck and Elon damage their respective business to no end. If the jurisdiction of any litigation is California, Elon is going to have an uphill battle.
@faltuuser Definitely time to grab the popcorn for this one. Hopefully Zuck and Elon damage their respective business to no end. If the jurisdiction of any litigation is California, Elon is going to have an uphill battle.
@RemeJuan Apparently not. I wouldn't install or use anything that smacks of Meta for this reason. Its why I left Reddit when Apollo shut down. Big nope for me.
Was still using it logged out for NSFW subreddits but they’ve finally blocked access via RiF. I guess I have a problem, had to browse certain subs every day, but you know what this may be cathartic. Now I have no reason to go to Reddit and will save myself some time. I also deleted my main account so can’t discuss anything...
@fivezero Holy shit that is one top heavy company. No wonder they haven't made a profit. I'm done with f u/spez but it will be entertaining to watch him continue to devalue the company. Fidelity downgraded the value and who knows what the Chinese investor Tencen thinks. It will be delicious to watch spez screw up his IPO. Desperation has gripped spez and its getting worse.
@BraBraBra I’ve heard people say that. I’m aware that there have been previous reductions in value. My experience is that investors have the best access to a company’s information, often in real time in a situation like this, so I think the investors are baking in any user loss and loss of revenue even if they are not publicly admitting it.
@digdilem We took Florida and Texas from the Spanish fair and square and bought Louisiana from the French. You guys kept Canada but had to split it with the French. You can have Florida and Texas so we’ll trade you for Canada. They seem very nice.
@asjmcguire I'd say both observations are true, at least now. They only invented shopping malls 60 years ago and it wasn't always like that. America has good healthcare if you have a well paying job with a decent insurance policy. Otherwise you're fucked and will be bankrupted. We still want Canada though.
@turbodrooler the rule 196 posts - I’ve had a hard time getting it to stop. If others like it great but I have no interest. Appreciate everyone’s help.
@wrath@kbin.social Defederate with any instance Meta has infected - including any instance at Mastodon who thinks this is a good idea. I left FB years ago because of this and their boosting of the alt-right
The settings tab in the sidebar allows me to "show top bar" but when I do, aside from the standard-seeming "All", "Subscribed" etc, this top bar lists a bunch of seemingly random mags (NorthVancouver? Telugu?). Is there a way to customize what's up there? Or at least set it to list my subscribed mags? As-is it's a bunch of mags...
@smallpatatas Having left Facebook because of their intrusive, larcenous and Orwellian surveillance of their users, not to mention their continued support for right wing supporters and Putinista backers, and then Reddit, the last thing we need is to let those Orc fuckers anywhere near the fediverse. I hope that Kbin social defederates from anyplace that smells of Meta - there is no justification whatsoever for allowing them near the fediverse.
@ersanmartin I set up my account here during the shutdown protests because I was an Apollo user and before then Reddit was just getting worse. There isn't anything there that I need and I didn't feel like sticking around while f u/spez trashed the place so he can cash out and buy his island. On the one hand, I'm not anti-corporate per se but he can monetize someone else. Looking forward, I'm still figuring out Kbin and the fediverse but it feels very refreshing and new. As someone said, its like when the internet was new and great that there are communities that are being established from the ground up and people will, over time, be attracted to that.
Think about things from the point of view of someone who has never used Reddit or the fediverse, but you've heard about them both from recent news articles and want to see what they are about....
@cacheson This exactly. It’s why I didn’t join there and wound up here instead. Communism is a misnomer at this point - all that is left is the authoritarian/totalitarian/Putinistas. Tankies and Putinistas are the same to me. Trumpists are the same to me. The only time I’m associating with those people is across from them at their next US insurrection.
What are some tips for dealing with solicitors (door-to-door salespeople)? Our neighborhood gets a lot of them.
We have a “No solicitors” sign hanging on the front door. Nevertheless, they knock, ring the doorbell, or worse, yell through the front window when it is open, trying to get our attention.
We have a Ring video doorbell and have enabled the automatic “Sorry, we’re not interested” announcement after 15 seconds. These pushy SOBs ignore the sign and the announcement.
When I ultimately find out they are soliciting and I ask why they ignored both the sign and the doorbell announcement, they usually say something like, “I’m not selling anything. I am just working with some people in the neighborhood…” or some such BS.
My wife and I work from home and have had to explain the window shouting to coworkers in meetings. We also have two small children who could be trying to nap at any given time. We have good reasons to not want to be disturbed at home and these assholes disregard that wish.
I will write a negative review online if I find out their name and company they are representing. Any other ways to get these people to leave us alone?
Given how Reddit has responded to the whole API, community-mods, etc. fiasco, I felt like they're doing some of the more effective things in not only destroying their communities but also their IPO valuation....
@swnt Spez will just keep doing what he's doing because he doesn't know how to be different. Who knows what new counterproductive idea he'll force on the people there. Fidelity just reduced the valuation of the company - again. At some point between Fidelity and Tencen the investors may throw his ass out, which would be fitting. Eventually happens to people with Hubris like his.
Twitter warns it could sue Meta over “copycat” Threads app (www.theverge.com)
Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over concerns about its new Threads app, according to a letter obtained by Semafor. In the letter, which is addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro argues that Meta used Twitter’s trade secrets and intellectual property to build Threads....
You can't post ass, Threads is doomed (techcrunch.com)
Ok, now I'm finally done with Reddit. (lemmy.world)
Was still using it logged out for NSFW subreddits but they’ve finally blocked access via RiF. I guess I have a problem, had to browse certain subs every day, but you know what this may be cathartic. Now I have no reason to go to Reddit and will save myself some time. I also deleted my main account so can’t discuss anything...
Republican Party ridiculed after tweeting wrong flag for Fourth of July (www.newsweek.com)
The GOP Twitter account tweeted, then deleted an image in celebration of U.S. Independence Day that appeared to erroneously feature the Liberian flag.
Reddit seems to be scrambling behind the scenes to try and limit the effects of the migration. Damage control: ChatGPT bots are spamming pro-admin, astroturfed comments (i.imgur.com)
Apologies if this is a repost. They’re scared lol....
Today we celebrate no longer being responsible for the USA.
Especially Florida.
iOS AppStore privacy preview for Meta’s upcoming ActivityPub-based app Threads
Rather than a particular dish, what's your favourite food ingredient?
Eggs for me....
Is there a way to customize what Mags are listed in the "Top Bar"?
The settings tab in the sidebar allows me to "show top bar" but when I do, aside from the standard-seeming "All", "Subscribed" etc, this top bar lists a bunch of seemingly random mags (NorthVancouver? Telugu?). Is there a way to customize what's up there? Or at least set it to list my subscribed mags? As-is it's a bunch of mags...
Why Defederate Meta?
(x-post from Fedia.org/m/DefederateMeta)...
Are we gonna make a big difference after this migration?
Does everybody thinks that this migration is gonna change peoples mind about not using Reddit anymore ? Here’s hoping.
OC Fediverse won't replace Reddit as long as Lemmy is the main platform being promoted
Think about things from the point of view of someone who has never used Reddit or the fediverse, but you've heard about them both from recent news articles and want to see what they are about....
Well, it happened a bit earlier than I expected but I'm officially here now. Hello friends 👋
Reddit seems to be speedrunning 'self-destruct and devalue IPO'. What would be Reddit's next worst steps?
Given how Reddit has responded to the whole API, community-mods, etc. fiasco, I felt like they're doing some of the more effective things in not only destroying their communities but also their IPO valuation....
OC LiberalGunOwners announcement
Hey all (yes, all 55 of you people that are subscribed - I see you, and you're awesome people),...