Facebook rebrands to Meta: ‘We’re going to be metaverse first’

October 29, 2021 8:19

Facebook Inc, the parent company for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has rebranded to Meta during its annual Connect event earlier today Australian time, effective immediately.

The rebrand was rumoured to be announced after last week after an article was published in Vox Media’s The Verge.

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Anna Macdonald

Anna Macdonald was a Mumbrella journalist, covering news, creative, ad standards and campaigns. She left Mumbrella in April 2022.

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Facebook rebrands to Meta: ‘We’re going to be metaverse first’

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