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jitlyesterday at 5:30 PM1 replyview on HN

the rename came at a nadir of "Facebook" brand when there was lots of hate for misinfo, genocide incitement on the platform, etc. I think that's the more important context rather than "lol i bet we'll fool the antitrust guys w/ a quick name change"


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alex1138yesterday at 5:34 PM

Yeah fair enough, it was a dumb comment

Still, the rename to Meta was a cynical ploy regardless