mastermind@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoElon Musk takes over @x Twitter account without paying ownerwww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down118
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk takes over @x Twitter account without paying ownerwww.telegraph.co.ukmastermind@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoMeta owns the trademark specifically for use with social media, which they bought from Microsoft, by my understanding. General source
minus-squareAimhere@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI have to wonder whether Musk knew Meta had the trademark, and intentionally used it in order to rile them up. … Nah, that would require actual planning on his part.
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHe thinks that lawsuits are great publicity. Plus he apparently has some sort of psychological defiance disorder, so he would love to say “oh yeah? Make me!”
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt wouldn’t surprise me if it was just some billionaire schoolyard bully shit.
Meta owns the trademark specifically for use with social media, which they bought from Microsoft, by my understanding.
General source
I have to wonder whether Musk knew Meta had the trademark, and intentionally used it in order to rile them up.
… Nah, that would require actual planning on his part.
He thinks that lawsuits are great publicity. Plus he apparently has some sort of psychological defiance disorder, so he would love to say “oh yeah? Make me!”
It wouldn’t surprise me if it was just some billionaire schoolyard bully shit.