Mark Zuckerberg announced the renaming of Facebook Inc. to Meta. The official name of Facebook has been changed to ‘Meta’. CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement has received a good response. It’s true that laughter was born, but since the main social media name has remained, many have embraced the change. However, the Hebrew speakers of Israel cannot accept this.
According to a report by BBC Online, the Hebrew synonym for the dead is pronounced the same as ‘meta’. Specifically, the Hebrew word dead is pronounced in the feminine form. Many people have already said so on Twitter. Facebook Dead hashtag added with
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Israel’s voluntary emergency services organization Zaka has also tweeted about this. “Don’t worry, we’re watching.”Another Twitter user wrote, “Thank you for giving all Hebrew speakers a chance to smile.”However, after the brand name change, not only was Facebook ridiculed but there are more companies on the list.
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