Twitter has threatened to sue Facebook proprietor Meta over its new Threads platform, it has been reported.

The firm has written to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to say it "intends to strictly implement its mental property rights, based on news website Semafor, citing a letter from Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro.

"It demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter trade secrets or other highly confidential information," Mr Spiro reportedly wrote within the letter.

Meta launched its new Threads platform earlier on Thursday.

Read extra:What needs fixing to Threads, according to people who've just started using itCan AI do my job?

The website has been billed by specialists as Meta's reply to Twitter - which has confronted a interval of upheaval since Elon Musk accomplished his $44bn takeover in October final yr.

The Tesla and SpaceX chief sacked half of Twitter's 8,000 employees following his buyout.

He additionally eliminated the earlier verification system and changed it together with his personal paid-for Twitter Blue scheme

According to Semafor, Mr Spiro, in his letter, accused Meta of hiring former Twitter staff who "had and continue to have access to Twitter's trade secrets and other highly confidential information".