Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand

[TopCat]

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand.

The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality.

The change does not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the parent company that owns them.

The move follows a series of negative stories about Facebook, based on documents leaked by an ex-employee.

Frances Haugen has accused the company of putting "profits over safety".

In 2015, Google restructured its company calling its parent firm Alphabet, however, the name has not caught on.

Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand

The social media giant says the new name will better encompass what it does.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Daniel]

A shitty name for a shitty company. What a shocker.

 

[Hesa]

What a pointless load of bollocks.

 

[KingHarkinian]

I hate the Antichrist

 

[RumblyTumbly]

Um...ok.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

Is the Zuck trying to make the Metaverse real? Or is he trying to make the Wired real?

 

[Sprate Header]

Is the Zuck trying to make the Metaverse real? Or is he trying to make the Wired real?

They're totally gunning to make the Metaverse, fuck

 

[Strange Wilderness]

Just change your name it will magically make everything better for you.

I mean that's what the troons do right?

 

[kūhaku]

So is this going to ruin using the term “meta” as a regular word? Bonus fuckery if they have a gaming division called “metagaming”

 

[MediocreMilt]

Oh that's insidious.

So when the next Oculus-type product comes out, instead of it being really obvious that it's connected to Facebook, you're going to have to research whether you just bought a Facebook spy-device.

 

[Lone MacReady]

I can still smell the rancid stink of your Oligopoly, Zuckerbot. Changing the name won't clean the carpet.

 

[Donutcapybara]

lol, genius.

 

[Reverend]

Zucker is going to the Google route and having a parent company hold all the sub companies underneath (ala Alphabet).

Nothing else is going to change.

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Meta loves you.

 

[Cuntflaps]

It's actually short for Metastatic Cancer, the full company name. It's quite apt.

 

[Toolbox]

This reminds me of Monsanto getting bought out and whatever mega shity monopoly medical/chemical company wanting to change their name. What the hell do they expect this do to when they sell all the same products? It's just like Jewgle changing their ownership name to Alphabet. Fuck off nobody is buying that.

 

[murgatroid]

Seems like a stupid idea. Kind of reminds me of New Coke. Facebook is becoming more passe' by the day and zuck can sense it.

 

[Toolbox]

Seems like a stupid idea. Kind of reminds me of New Coke. Facebook is becoming more passe' by the day and zuck can sense it.

The only thing they have left is half the VR industry, and as new competition arrives that is dwindling too. They've tried their damndest to squeeze everyone else out of that field and it isn't working.

 

[Haunted Dishwasher]

The only thing they have left is half the VR industry, and as new competition arrives that is dwindling too. They've tried their damndest to squeeze everyone else out of that field and it isn't working.

Especially that they wanted to enforce Facebook accounts in order to use VR and bar from using it if you got banned. Still, some proper company needs to take John Carmack from Zucc's hellhole and it will be all a good riddance.

 

[Celebrate Nite]

I can already see the marketing horseshit anytime this site makes any sort of referential/inside joke: "That's So Meta!"

And normalfags will just eat it up. Fuck me, this site is pure cancer.