NickwithaC@lemmy.world to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 days agoMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down111
arrow-up1573arrow-down1imageMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldNickwithaC@lemmy.world to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-28 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-up4·8 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