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[โ€“] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

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