Since the announcement, especially Jewish users poke fun at the name change. Meta is very similar to the Hebrew word for “death,” tweeted tech expert Nirit Weiss-Blatt. “The Jewish community will ridicule this name for years to come,” she wrote. Other twitterers also point out to Facebook the unfortunate choice of name.
Facebook’s new name is now a joke in Israel. But others find it more sinister.
The @Meta #META name is more sinister than you might think. Translated in our ancient language of #Assyrian Meta ܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ translates to death, deprived of life. @Neloangelo314 pic.twitter.com/SrEVPbUUNo
— (@lIllIlllIIIll) October 30, 2021
Others noted that the music to the Universal Death Squad was playing in the background when Zuckerberg made the Meta announcement.
Mark Zuckerberg announcing ‘Meta’ but ‘Universal Death Squad’ is playing on the background pic.twitter.com/yy1tsVtQ8s
— Epica Stats (@EpicaStats) October 29, 2021