Mark Zuckerberg sees the metaverse as the “successor to the mobile internet,” an invention that reshaped all our lives by allowing us to go online anywhere, and made it possible for Facebook’s current business to exist. And others point to how undeveloped the technology is - in the version of the metaverse that Facebook has built so far, the digital avatars it offers as stand-ins for our physical bodies are cartoonish, awkward, and often legless.Įven if these criticisms and questions stand, Facebook’s investment in the metaverse is something we should take seriously. Other observers have noted that Facebook’s metaverse idea isn’t new - plenty of other companies, like Roblox, Nvidia, and Microsoft, have also been building out virtual worlds with virtual or augmented reality tech. One question, which was highly upvoted by employees, was, “How could we avoid a dystopian reality, where the metaverse is used as an ‘opium for the masses?’” Another highly ranked question asked, “How will we meaningfully put safety, integrity, and responsibility first in the Metaverse? We barely are able to cover the real world today.” Some critics say that by focusing on the metaverse and renaming itself while the company is reeling from a PR crisis, Facebook is distracting from the problems it creates or contributes to in the real world: issues like harming teens’ mental health, facilitating the spread of disinformation, and fueling political polarization.Įven some of Facebook’s own employees, according to internal company communications viewed by Recode, are concerned about the metaverse - as reflected by questions several employees asked ahead of a weekly staff Q&A on Facebook’s internal communications platform, Workplace. Many critics and skeptics have mocked Zuckerberg’s plan to change Facebook from a social media company to a metaverse company. It’s the metaverse - defined most simply as a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play - and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it is the future of the internet and of his trillion-dollar company.Īlthough “metaverse” became a buzzword after Facebook changed its company name to “Meta” last month, many people are still trying to understand what exactly the metaverse is and whether the futuristic technological concept is something they should take seriously. But Twitter commenters said the new nickname sounds like a dating app from the metaverse.It’s the next big breakthrough in technology.
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"Now is the right time to update our values and our cultural in privacy operating system," Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page after announcing the change during a company wide staff meeting Tuesday. "Metamates" will replace "Facebookers" after the Silicon Valley- based owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp rebranded itself as Meta last fall, highlighting its emphasis on building a metaverse. 2 0 Zuckerberg's new 'Metamates' nickname mocked by Facebook employees By Ariel Zilber FebruI Sdam I Updated "Meta, Metamates, Me is about being good stewards of our company and mission." - Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook MORE ON: META Online harassment, real harm: Fixing the web's biggest bug Google is making a change that could cost Meta billions Meta agrees to $90 million settlement in privacy lawsuit Texas sues Meta for hundreds of billions, says face recognition used without consent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants his employees to call each other "Metamates" - and the new moniker is sparking widespread mockery, both inside and outside the company. Others quipped that it sounded - iFunny Brazil
But Twitter commenters said the new nickname sounds like a dating app from the metaverse.
Zuckerberg's new 'Metamates' nickname mocked by Facebook employees By Ariel Zilber FebruI Sdam I Updated "Meta, Metamates, Me is about being good stewards of our company and mission." - Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook MORE ON: META Online harassment, real harm: Fixing the web's biggest bug Google is making a change that could cost Meta billions Meta agrees to $90 million settlement in privacy lawsuit Texas sues Meta for hundreds of billions, says face recognition used without consent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants his employees to call each other "Metamates" - and the new moniker is sparking widespread mockery, both inside and outside the company.
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