Facebook rebrands itself ‘Meta’

Facebook has rebranded itself “Meta,” the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on its ambitions building the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the next big societal cancer… er, computing platform.Elizabeth Culliford and Sheila Dang for Reuters:The name change comes as the world’s largest social media company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, algorithmic decisions and the policin