‘Very... meta’: Twitter cracks up over Facebook rebrand

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. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: Facebook’s announcement Oct 28 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.