An American online social media and social networking service, Facebook has changed its name to Meta in a major rebrand as the social media giant continues to face an unprecedented scrutiny over its business practices.

The company maintains that the new name would better represent what it does now and stands for.

Meanwhile, the firm has made clear before now its future goal to create an online world, called Metaverse, where people can work, game and communicate in a virtual environment, using VR headsets.

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