Grave error? Facebook’s new name Meta means dead in Hebrew

Grave error? Facebook’s new name Meta means dead in Hebrew

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/29/facebook-new-name-mocked-in-israel-it-sounds-like-the-hebrew-for-dead

Rebrand mocked under hashtag #FacebookDead while Canadian firm’s shares get unexpected boost

Facebook’s name change has been roundly mocked on social media, and perhaps nowhere more so than in Israel: Meta sounds like the Hebrew word for “dead”.