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solardev on July 2, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecti...

Brands don't mean much when they're constantly bought up by other companies and then used to whitewash poorer quality products.

account42 on July 2, 2025 [–]

Yes, trademarks don't make sense when the entity behind them can change completely. The whole point was to protect consumers.

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