This list seems a bit flawed, for instance on the travel line, Trivago is owned by Expedia in the US and Booking is headquartered in Amsterdam.
Also including BlueSky seems a little odd given the intent
Re Bluesky I did some “I am not a lawyer” digging.
Bluesky is owned by “Bluesky Social PBC”, a Public Benefit Company registered in Delaware.
Generally speaking it means when decisions about the company are made, they must take into account how that decision benefits their stated public value. I struggled to find the specific value wording, but let’s assume it’s a reasonable one for the time being.
Unfortunately being a PBC is basically voluntary, especially when you’re still a private company. You can become a non-PBC with a simple board vote. (A public company would require a stockholder vote.)
Bluesky’s board consists of four members, one of which is Bain Capital, aka the company funding Bluesky.
So Bluesky is absolutely a better alternative to Twitter. If everyone left Twitter and moved to Bluesky that would be a monumental improvement.
However Bluesky is not a non-profit company, as the above graphic states.
bluesky is just Xlite.
This
Bluesky has to be running a massive propaganda push. I see so many lies saying they are decentralized or like here saying they are a non-profit.
This shit is evil. Whoever is making these fliers is not being honest.
Shop at Aldi or Lidl (German). Although Asda isn’t owned by Walmart any more, so I think British supermarkets are all pretty British again, apart from Safeway but I haven’t seen one of those in a long time.
apart from Safeway but I haven’t seen one of those in a long time
I hate to break this to you in a “you’re getting old” way, but Safeways disappeared literally 20 years ago. They were bought out by Morrisons.
Morrisons, while we’re on the subject, is owned by an American private equity group.
Luckily, I am perfectly aware I’m old, so this hasn’t come as a shock.
Funny how most of the list is pretty one sided with all of the famous brands on the same side (for that item), but half of the items have the famous brands in America and half have it on the European side.
This is misinformation. BlueSky is not a non profit. It is a public benefit company. The shareholders still expect profit.
