‘Very… meta’: Twitter cracks up over Facebook rebrand
Facebook’s rebrand drew a torrent of jokes online.
WASHINGTON: Facebook’s announcement on Thursday that the company would henceforth be called Meta unleashed a torrent of hilarity on Twitter from companies, people and even the social media giant itself.
While critics pummelled Facebook over the change, claiming the rebranding aims to distract from the company’s scandals, the internet still had a good laugh.
Here are some highlights of the meme and pun-fueled wisecracks:
– ‘Changing name to Meat’ –
Meat jokes were all the rage, with US hamburger chain Wendy’s tweeting shortly after the news: “Changing name to Meat.”
Remaining true to its word, the chain did just that — but only on its Twitter…
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