Facebook has been Facebook since, well, forever. But after 17 years, founder Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the corporate entity is changing its name...
Background: Facebook has been Facebook since, well, forever. But after 17 years, founder Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the company is changing the name of its corporate entity to 'Meta'. Okaaay then 🤔.
What happened: At the company's virtual reality event Connect, The Zuck said the new name would align the company with its new mission: to be metaverse-first not Facebook-first.
What else: We can't deny this has come at a pretty convenient time for FB - because it's been facing some serious backlash lately.
💡Welcome to PR 101, Flux fam. Facebook's name change appears to be a way to change the subject. Distract the public from the Facebook Papers and focus on Facebook's future.
💡The Facebook Papers were internal documents leaked by a former employee turned whistleblower. The papers showed how Facebook knew its products were creating real-world violence and aggravating mental health problems, but refused to change them.
💡The company rebranding to Meta could be interpreted as an attempt to divert away from the issues and show off its virtual and augmented reality vision for the future.
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