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Facebook changed its name to Meta. But does that mean you should trust it?

Mark Zuckerberg laid out his utopian vision for the Metaverse and announced Facebook (the company, not the app) is changing its name to Meta in order to reflect its new focus. But the company’s tone wasn’t exactly in line with all the lawsuits, scandals and information in the news recently. Facebook Connect Recap: Facebook renames…

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Mark Zuckerberg laid out his utopian vision for the Metaverse and announced Facebook (the company, not the app) is changing its name to Meta in order to reflect its new focus. But the company’s tone wasn’t exactly in line with all the lawsuits, scandals and information in the news recently.

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Facebook renames itself Meta:
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0:00 – Introduction
1:06 – Bigger company, bigger problems
2:08 – Whistleblower
2:58 – Facebook’s response
3:29 – What is a metaverse?
3:53 – Zuckerberg’s metaverse
4:49 – What Meta means for you
5:27 – Zark Muckerberg
5:51 – Why Meta, why now?
7:39 – Conclusion

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49 Comments

  1. Cameron Robinson

    October 29, 2021 at 1:12 am

    Now they just need Ron Artest as a brand ambassador

  2. Lester

    October 29, 2021 at 1:13 am

    Kinda hypocritical to have a ‘Like us on Facebook’ link in your video description.
    You can’t stop Facebook if you’re the one supporting it.

  3. ????????????????????????????????????????

    October 29, 2021 at 1:14 am

    Everywhere you go is misinformation. In addition, I don’t trust anything. Because I can’t believe these idiots trust me with their information.

  4. Del

    October 29, 2021 at 1:14 am

    Renaming coronavirus to cutie-pie virus does not make it any safer

  5. Adrian

    October 29, 2021 at 1:14 am

    MetaData

  6. Anmol Raj

    October 29, 2021 at 1:14 am

    should’ve gone for *FakeBook*

  7. Leanne Vande Kew

    October 29, 2021 at 1:14 am

    Zuckerberg is the epitome of Psychopathy: a neuropsychiatric disorder marked by deficient emotional responses, lack of empathy, and poor behavioral controls, commonly resulting in persistent antisocial deviance and criminal behavior.

  8. UltraTech

    October 29, 2021 at 1:15 am

    Regardless of the new name (which is a bad choice, kinda childish) this is a really bad time to do this with all of the scandals you mentioned. Another horrible move.

  9. ????????????????????????????????????????

    October 29, 2021 at 1:15 am

    So did anyone noticed how unfunny she is.

  10. julius gaza

    October 29, 2021 at 1:15 am

    It feels like she didn’t want to cover this topic.

  11. Cafe Nervosa

    October 29, 2021 at 1:17 am

    Good context, information and thoughts from you Ashley ????

  12. crypto empress

    October 29, 2021 at 1:17 am

    Corny

  13. marcus cole

    October 29, 2021 at 1:18 am

    META new company name
    Mark Zuckerberg stupid:
    We know you’re all afraid of Facebook and it’s META-data and FACEBOOK as a brand name… So we’ve decided to change our name to brand name META..

    Talk about saying the soft part loud and the loud parts soft

    But then again that’s liberalism for you

  14. David Kelly

    October 29, 2021 at 1:19 am

    As in METADATA. This is so Orwell/Black Mirror.

  15. Browk

    October 29, 2021 at 1:19 am

    TRUE

  16. XFXR XMXT

    October 29, 2021 at 1:19 am

    I’m glad I deleted Facebook, f meta too

  17. Carrot top

    October 29, 2021 at 1:19 am

    He is just shedding a blighted company name and starting new. Like bad companies that change their names so people think it’s NEW

  18. Randy Heath

    October 29, 2021 at 1:21 am

    Facebook Sucks

  19. Matt

    October 29, 2021 at 1:23 am

    This is exactly what Jonestown would be today if Jim was still alive.

  20. Brock

    October 29, 2021 at 1:26 am

    0:24 It still won’t help with “Meta World Peace” anyway…

  21. Leanne Vande Kew

    October 29, 2021 at 1:26 am

    Zuckerberg has always been a metazoan.

  22. Kyle Shields

    October 29, 2021 at 1:27 am

    Facebook must being going down. Jump ship before you go down with it. Remember people its what they arent telling you.

  23. Konrad Benz

    October 29, 2021 at 1:27 am

    right so ????

  24. minibus1351

    October 29, 2021 at 1:27 am

    Zuckerberg just looks creepy af

  25. Samuel Pitcher

    October 29, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    What if the “whistleblowers” that recently came forward about Facebook corruption were really being paid to reveal this so people would leave “Facebook” and join “META” thinking it was something new and different? Facebook being a step ahead and getting people moved over easily! Now there is a thought! Now if you’ll excuse me I hear some men in black at my door…..

  26. Purple Zebra

    October 29, 2021 at 11:00 pm

    There isn’t enough Ashley on this channel

  27. Alex K

    October 29, 2021 at 11:12 pm

    META should buy CNET ????

  28. Mike Joints

    October 29, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    Where are all the great so called hackers?? They need to shut it down before it starts.

  29. Mike Joints

    October 29, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    Why now??? Because it will be the for ever lock down. Over the plandemic. Also until we fix our Election problems. Fakebook will always own the President of the USA.

  30. Vaibhav G

    October 29, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    Meta = metadata collection agency

  31. Cryptic

    October 29, 2021 at 11:20 pm

    Yes, please explain. Explain the title switch ??lmao

  32. Cryptic

    October 29, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Anybody thought the big guys are mad that fb isn’t wantiNg to play their games

  33. Hindu Nanziri

    October 29, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Whistle blower and the papers made it seem to the public that “facebook” has a to play a role to the people in the world ???? that is more like the government of the world with digital and physical social concerns.

  34. Tiago Silva

    October 29, 2021 at 11:23 pm

    Google Glasses anyone?

  35. Modern Neighbors

    October 29, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    Regardless of your FB opinion….metaverse tech is all around you so you might want to educate yourself.

  36. Gee purrs

    October 30, 2021 at 12:05 am

    Zuckerberg is one of the richest people on the planet. I wouldn’t bet against him if you want to make money. But haters gonna hate.

  37. Wolfgang Zeisig

    October 30, 2021 at 12:28 am

    never trust
    the zuggerboy

  38. Lukas Josef

    October 30, 2021 at 12:30 am

    I hope the hole Facebook and now Meta just vanish from existing

  39. Amir Moradi

    October 30, 2021 at 12:34 am

    Just don’t use their products. They’ll eventually feel the pain. At the end of the day their money primarily comes from ads and selling fingerprinted data to ad companies

  40. João Coelho

    October 30, 2021 at 12:38 am

    “Meta” is disgusting

  41. Rob Oo

    October 30, 2021 at 12:39 am

    You said exactly what i was thinking thank you

  42. Christy Marshall

    October 30, 2021 at 12:50 am

    I haven’t been on Facebook since april i dont have no desire to get on it either

  43. Jean0987654321

    October 30, 2021 at 1:03 am

    No

  44. Kleber Perez

    October 30, 2021 at 1:12 am

    ???? hahaha bunch of hypocrites, I bet everyone still on FB. Funny haircut hahaha ????

  45. Mo A

    October 30, 2021 at 1:12 am

    Now we are waiting for Google Stadia-verse announcement at there next I/O with next generation Stadia VR headsets.

  46. Nicholas Mappin

    October 30, 2021 at 1:12 am

    Space 1999. Planet meta…same name, similar graphic…copyright?

  47. Mo A

    October 30, 2021 at 1:15 am

    To add to my last point, 2022 is going to be a big year for AR / VR software,
    Apple is adamant that there Augmented Reality product will sell with their Arcade subscription,
    launching a new Apple AR/VR headsets with their MX1 chips inside.

  48. Nathan N

    October 30, 2021 at 1:17 am

    terrible ????????????????????????????????????????

  49. Matthew ferrari

    October 30, 2021 at 1:24 am

    So no screen shots or screen recording to be able to keep ur vr toothpaste balls artificially limited, so you end spending all your money for time limited 3d tubes and pixel art

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