Facebook announced it is changing its name to "Meta" on Thursday.- Celebrities, politicians, and brands poked fun at the new name on
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"And it was on that day that 'that's so meta' went from being an interesting observation to a devastating insult," popular YouTuber Hank Green tweeted.
-Hank Green (@hankgreen) $4
"'Meta' is short for 'I meta girl in high school who I had a huge crush on only to find her years later on Facebook posting anti-vax links and Tom Hanks pedophile theories,'" comedy writer Matt Oswalt tweeted, referencing Q-anon conspiracy theories.
-Matt swalt (@MattOswaltVA) $4
Many people used the new name as an opportunity to take digs at $4 for misinformation.
-The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) $4
Other users pointed out the timing, saying it's a step for the company to distance itself from recent controversy. The announcement comes amid a series of $4
Facebook CEO
-Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) $4
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-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) $4
A former White House advisor expressed concern that Zuckerberg would quickly become "king" of the virtual universe.
-Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) $4
While many users had concerns about the name change, others had fun with the new branding.
-HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) $4
Several brands reacted to Facebook's new name. Wendy's joked it was $4," and an Aldi Store UK account teased they'd $4
-Twitter (@Twitter) $4
Twitter had some criticism for Meta. Its CEO Jack Dorsey $4 the new name "self-referential," while Twitter's safety team $4 the only Meta it would acknowledge was its own internal META team.
Though Facebook's announcement caused a stir on social media, experts $4s that the new name will not be enough for Facebook to win back consumers' trust or shield it from the backlash surrounding the $4 detailing its business practices.
Facebook will start trading under the new stock ticker MVRS in December.