A small UK software company which trademarked the name Threads over 10 years ago is demanding Meta stop using the name within 30 days::Threads Software Limited and its lawyers wrote to Meta to tell it to stop using the Threads name in the UK.It’s owned the British trademark for Threads since
https://threads.cloud/press-release-threads-software-limited-gives-metas-instagram-30-days-to-desist-from-using-the-service-name-threads/
Here is their website. Yes they use it. Yes they have customers.
it certainly looks real, then the article in the original post referred to wrong url