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[HN] Meta Threads logo appears to be a copy of German brand apotheken.de (old.reddit.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Its just an @ symbol but lazy

[–] jiji 3 points 1 year ago

“But we did the swirl BACKWARDS!”

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? The company that didn't properly investigate its own new name, didn't properly check its new logo?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sue them to hell!

[–] crozilla 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not surprising, that logo wasn’t breaking any new design ground.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

i'm like 90% certain there was or is a swedish pharmacy company with a similar logo, just as a snake.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh look-a-dat, it’s a stylized @ symbol, definitely theft outright because nobody would think to do that twice. 🙄