I really thought brands.town was meant to be a parody instance.
It is not, apparently:
https://brands.town/public/local
https://brands.town/about
> Upon registration, Brands must be original properties, not impersonations. Detected impersonations will be immediately rejected, we will also immediately delete impersonations upon request from corporations or legal counsel.
Ah well. *plonk*
Edit: confirmed parody, but way too close to the real thing for me; I feel it normalizes corporate brands on fedi. ?♀️