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     • Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg announced the new name as he unveiled plans to build a "metaverse" - an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets. He said the existing brand could not "possibly represent everything that we're doing today, let alone in the future", and needed to change.
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   Why did Facebook change its name?

   • The Facebook company has changed its name to Meta, but the social networking app Facebook will keep its name. It has also adopted a new logo (is it just us or does that look familiar…). Loading... The name change is to bring the company's "apps and technologies under one new company brand", it said in a statement.

   Why is Facebook changing its name, and what does meta mean?

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   Why did Facebook change its name to meta?

   • 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 (VR).

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   Does Facebook still have a name?

   • It is important to note that Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram will all be keeping their names. But the company that produces and maintains them will now be called Meta – similar to Google’s 2015 corporate restructuring into a parent company called Alphabet. Facebook (the company) even changed the logo outside its building on 28 October.

   Meta: Why has Facebook changed its name and what is the metaverse

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   Should Facebook be renamed?

   • At the same time, renaming Facebook may help distance the company from the social networking controversies it is facing, including how it is used to spread hate speech and misinformation.

   Facebook Changes Corporate Name to Meta - The New York Times

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   Is Facebook rebranding its name?

   • SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook rose to prominence over the past two decades with some of the world’s most recognizable branding: a big blue-and-white letter F. No longer. On Thursday, the social networking giant took an unmistakable step toward an overhaul, de-emphasizing Facebook’s name and rebranding itself as Meta.

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   Is it time to change Facebook's name?

   • The Facebook app used by almost 3 billion people around the world every month will keep its name. But speaking at the company's Connect virtual reality conference, Zuckerberg said it's time to overhaul the corporation's identity to reflect its broader ambitions.

   Facebook is changing its name to Meta, Zuckerberg announces - NPR

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   Oct 28, 2021 · 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...

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   Oct 28, 2021 · On Thursday, the social networking giant took an unmistakable step toward an overhaul, de-emphasizing Facebook’s name and rebranding itself as Meta. The change was accompanied by a new corporate...

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   Oct 28, 2021 · For the first time in 17 years, Mark Zuckerberg has a new job title. On Thursday, he officially became the CEO and chairman of Meta, the new parent company name for Facebook. The rebrand is...

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   Oct 28, 2021 · Founder Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook will change its corporate name to Meta, effectively demoting Facebook’s namesake service to being just one of the company’s subsidiaries ...

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    Oct 28, 2021 · Facebook's new corporate name is Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday, in an apparent effort to recast the company's public image from battered social network to tech innovator...