NickwithaC@lemmy.world to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 22 days agoMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldNickwithaC@lemmy.world to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-222 days agoA lot of these aren’t technically dead-names. They’re parent corporations that exist to shuffle around profits and minimize tax and regulatory liabilities. Facebook and Google both continue to exist as properties owned by Meta and Alphabet.
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoI think its mostly a PR thing
A lot of these aren’t technically dead-names. They’re parent corporations that exist to shuffle around profits and minimize tax and regulatory liabilities. Facebook and Google both continue to exist as properties owned by Meta and Alphabet.
I think its mostly a PR thing