NickwithaC@lemmy.world to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months agoMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down111
arrow-up1559arrow-down1imageMeta? Facebook! X? Twitter! Alphabet? Google!lemmy.worldNickwithaC@lemmy.world to LGBTQ+@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-22 months 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-up3·2 months 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