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 trashhalo   ( @trashhalo@beehaw.org )  to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago

A close reading of Twitter’s legal letter to Meta: a guided tour of a weak litigation letter

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A close reading of Twitter’s legal letter to Meta: a guided tour of a weak litigation letter

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 trashhalo   ( @trashhalo@beehaw.org )  to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago
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7th July 2023 This is a close reading and exposition of the letter sent on behalf of Twitter to Mark Zuckerberg, the chairman and chief executive officer of Meta. The letter is dated 5 July 2023 an…
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  •  frogman [he/him]   ( @frogman@beehaw.org ) 
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    i’m half way through reading only but this is such a cool resource, thanks for sharing. strongly recommend actually reading it, for anyone lurking.

  •  Deestan   ( @Deestan@beehaw.org ) 
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    So in legalese, it basically says “we are scared but not sure why. GRR!”

    •  Raeyin   ( @Raeyin@beehaw.org ) 
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      Yep. It also has phrases to convince laypeople otherwise. This letter wasn’t written for the client. It was written for the news.

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    Ok so it’s more a smear media move than a serious accusation?

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      Elmo demanded his lawyer send a scary sounding letter to the press.

      An actual lawyer reveals it’s a big nothingburger.

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        Yeah, but since they bothered with the scary letter, and they knew it was a nothingburger, it must mean the real intention is to either throw dirt at meta or create a distraction from something else

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          It seems to me that ‘any news is good news’ is the X Corp strategy. Approximately once a week, Musk does something dumb that reaches multiple news outlets. Approximately once a month, that dumb thing manages to surprise me (and, apparently, the press).

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    The audience for this sort of letter is not the other side, still less the court, but the client itself – and perhaps the public and media.

    Yep, it’s to keep Twitter relevant and try to smear Threads as a competitor.

  •  🇺🇦 Max UL   ( @Max_UL@lemmy.pro ) 
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    Great read thank you. Seems Twitter just blowing smoke.

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    Good article. Knew the threat is bullshit but the author puts it in context.

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    Ah, ok. So it’s basically the legal equivalent of Macho Man’s cream of the crop promo? Got it

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