Facebook turns into "Meta: What after changing the name? Facebook has changed its name to "Meta", saying it will include its apps and technologies under this new label, as was announced at the company's annual conference. In a statement via the Facebook blog, the company said Meta's focus will be on helping people connect, find communities and grow businesses. According to the statement, the company's structure will not change, pointing out that it intends to start financial trading under the new name on the first of next December. Facebook's name change comes as the company faces widespread scrutiny for real-world damage from its various platforms, after a whistleblower leaked hundreds of the company's internal documents. The change will lead to the decline of the Facebook service, of the same name, to become just one of the company's subsidiaries, along with Instagram and WhatsApp, rather than the overall brand. The rebranding may be part of an effort to repair Facebook's reputation and turn the page after a series of PR nightmares, including misinformation on its platforms, failures to moderate content, and revelations about the negative impact of its products on the mental health of some users. The name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the Facebook Connect Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality conference, aligns with his growing focus on Metaverse, which refers to efforts to combine virtual reality and augmented reality technologies in a new online world. Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Zuckerberg kicked off a major product event by sparking a series of new social, gaming and workplace concepts for the Metaverse. "We live for what we build," Zuckerberg said in the launch video before his keynote. We keep learning, building and moving forward." NFacebook turns into "Meta: What after changing the name? Facebook has changed its name to "Meta", saying it will include its apps and technologies under this new label, as was announced at the company's annual conference. In a statement via the Facebook blog, the company said Meta's focus will be on helping people connect, find communities and grow businesses. According to the statement, the company's structure will not change, pointing out that it intends to start financial trading under the new name on the first of next December. Facebook's name change comes as the company faces widespread scrutiny for real-world damage from its various platforms, after a whistleblower leaked hundreds of the company's internal documents. The change will lead to the decline of the Facebook service, of the same name, to become just one of the company's subsidiaries, along with Instagram and WhatsApp, rather than the overall brand. The rebranding may be part of an effort to repair Facebook's reputation and turn the page after a series of PR nightmares, including misinformation on its platforms, failures to moderate content, and revelations about the negative impact of its products on the mental health of some users. The name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the Facebook Connect Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality conference, aligns with his growing focus on Metaverse, which refers to efforts to combine virtual reality and augmented reality technologies in a new online world. Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Zuckerberg kicked off a major product event by sparking a series of new social, gaming and workplace concepts for the Metaverse. "We live for what we build," Zuckerberg said in the launch video before his keynote. We keep learning, building and moving forward." N