November 02, 2021
Facebook Changes Name, What About the Trademark?
Last week at the Facebook Connect 2021 conference , Mark Zuckerberg, as CEO of Facebook Inc. officially announced that the company he founded would change its name to Meta. However, this does not mean that the social media platform Facebook will change its name, because this change only applies to the company that houses Facebook.
Facebook and other platforms under Facebook Inc, such as Instagram and Whatsapp continue to use the same name. Zuckerberg explained that the use of the new name aligns with Facebook's rebranding efforts, which want to move from a social media company to one that focuses on virtual technology, with the "metaverse" at the heart of its development. Metaverse itself is a virtual world that allows users to play games, work, and communicate in a virtual environment using virtual reality headsets, augmented reality glasses, smartphone applications, and other devices.
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