Facebook’s announcement Thursday that the company would henceforth be called Meta unleashed a torrent of hilarity on Twitter from companies, people and even the social media giant itself.<\/b>
\nOctober 29,2021 Facebook’s announcement Thursday that the company would henceforth be called Meta unleashed a torrent of hilarity on Twitter from companies, people and even the social media giant itself. While critics pummelled Facebook over the change, claiming the rebranding aims to distract from the company’s scandals, the internet still had a good laugh. Here are some highlights of the meme and pun-fueled wisecracks: ‘Changing name to Meat’ Meat jokes were all the rage, with US hamburger chain Wendy’s tweeting shortly after the news: \u00ab\u00a0Changing name to Meat.\u00a0\u00bb Remaining true to its word, the chain did just that\u2014but only on its Twitter profile. A tweeting wit under the handle @NicoTheMemeDude queried: \u00ab\u00a0Is this the beginning of the Meataverse?\u00a0\u00bb To which Wendy’s retorted: \u00ab\u00a0very meta.\u00a0\u00bb Meta’s newly minted Twitter account, which already accrued 13.5 million followers, cordially chimed in: \u00ab\u00a0Nice to meat you, @Wendys.\u00a0\u00bb ‘Sounds like a drug’ Though Meta will just be the name of the parent company, and the app will still be called Facebook, some observers were concerned. \u00ab\u00a0How can you tell anyone that you’re on Meta. Sounds like a drug,\u00a0\u00bb wrote @careaware. ‘Meh was taken’ The social network’s new name spurred plenty of disappointment too. \u00ab\u00a0Why did Facebook pick ‘Meta’? ‘Meh’ was taken,\u00a0\u00bb wrote @maxgoff. Meta… World Peace? A former pro basketball player who many know as Metta World Peace, the distinct handle he gave himself in 2011, was quickly pulled into the fray. \u00ab\u00a0Facebook’s new full name is Meta World Peace,\u00a0\u00bb wrote @darrenrovell. \u00ab\u00a0i only recognize one metta @MettaWorld37,\u00a0\u00bb @MylesMaNJ opined, to which the former Laker, born Ron Artest, replied simply: \u00ab\u00a0lol\u00a0\u00bb. ‘Very… meta’ For lots of people, meta will forever describe something that refers back to or is about itself, like a film about people making a film about filmmaking. \u00ab\u00a0Everyone posting about Facebook on Twitter is very… meta,\u00a0\u00bb wrote @JohnRush32. ‘Not the problem’ Despite the jokes, Facebook’s critics were not amused by the name change, which they argued dodges the real issue. \u00ab\u00a0The name was never the problem,\u00a0\u00bb wrote an activist group calling itself The Real Facebook Oversight Board. \u00a9 2021 AFP 19 hours ago 0 Oct 27,2021 0 Oct 26,2021 0 Oct 26,2021 0 Oct 25,2021 0 13 hours ago 13 hours ago 18 hours ago 19 hours ago 19 hours ago 19 hours ago 21 hours ago 11 hours ago 13 hours ago Oct 20,2021 Oct 27,2020 May 27,2020 Jan 25,2021 21 hours ago Oct 26,2021 Oct 24,2021 Sep 17,2021 Sep 10,2021 Aug 30,2021<\/p>\n