Facebook’s new Meta handle means ‘DEAD’ in Hebrew
‘Don’t worry, we’re on it,’ tweets the ZAKA emergency service after the rebranding announcement, as Hebrew-speaking social media users poke fun at name change
By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES | TIMES OF ISRAEL
Facebook’s announcement on Thursday that the company would henceforth be called Meta was widely ridiculed on social media. But in Israel, the renaming caused quite a stir, as the new company name is similar to the Hebrew word for “dead.”
