Foreign media: Facebook's new name is similar to the Hebrew pronunciation of "death"

Source: World Wide Web

【Global Network Report Reporter Lin Zeyu】 Comprehensive "The Times of Israel" and CNN 30 news, Facebook company changed its name to "Meta" on the 28th, and was widely ridiculed on social media. The name change also caused quite a stir in Israel, as the new company name (Meta) was spoken in a similar way to the Hebrew word for "death."

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"In Hebrew, 'Meta' means 'death,'" technologist Nilit Wes-Blatt tweeted, "and for years to come, the Jewish community will laugh at the name." Some netizens wrote, "Serious error? Facebook's new name, Mata (pronounced), means death in Hebrew and uses the "Facebook death (#FacebookDead)" label.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the American social platform Facebook, announced on the 28th that Facebook changed its name to "Yuan", and the company will give priority to meta-universe related business in the future. At present, the company's applications and technologies will be integrated under the new company brand, but social media platforms such as Facebook will retain their original names. Facebook isn't the first well-known technology company to change its name. Google in 2015 became a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet Holdings. Analysts said the main purpose of the change was to distinguish the company's name from its main business.