NickwithaC to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish • 5 days agoMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1569arrow-down10
arrow-up1569arrow-down1imageMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldNickwithaC to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish • 5 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-square@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish20•edit-25 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-square@throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 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