“And it was on that day that ‘that’s so meta’ went from being an interesting observation to a devastating insult,” author and science vlogger Hank Green wrote. “Meta is such a low effort, first draft name that multiple consulting companies definitely got paid millions of dollars to come up with,” comedian and producer Mike Drucker said. “Facebook wants us to start calling it Meta, but we’re just going to keep calling it what it is, a threat to privacy, democracy, and children,” he said.Īway from the motives for the rebrand, some took issue with the name Meta itself. Facebook is trying to emphasize its new name and its push into the so-called metaverse. ![]() Markey refused to acknowledge the name change. US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey didn’t mince their words either.īlumenthal, a former Attorney General of Connecticut, alleged the name change was nothing more than an effort to “confuse” and “distract” but ultimately “won’t erase years of devious practices & disregard for privacy, kids’ wellbeing, spreading hate, & genocide.” Meta as in “we are a cancer to democracy metastasizing into a global surveillance and propaganda machine for boosting authoritarian regimes and destroying civil society… for profit!” - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez October 28, 2021 “Imagine you’ve put on your glasses or headset and you’re instantly in your home space and it has an incredibly inspiring view of whatever you find most beautiful,” Zuckerberg says as footage of Capital rioters and a group of tiki torch-bearing white supremacists plays in the background. Satirical late night news programme the Daily Show tweaked Zuckerberg’s Meta presentation video by superimposing the tech billionaire onto footage of the January 6 Capitol riots and the 2017 Charlottesville white nationalist march. The rebrand comes as the company faces a series of public relations crises.Ī trove of recently leaked documents now known as the Facebook Papers exposed the inner workings of the company, with allegations from whistleblower Frances Haugen that Facebook has put profits ahead of ridding its platform of hate speech and misinformation. You’ll be able to socialize, learn, collaborate and play in ways that go beyond what’s possible today. ![]() It's a collective project that will be created by people all over the world, and open to everyone. The metaverse is the next evolution of social connection.
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