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