Facebook is now Meta

Facebook is now Meta.

Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta, which brings together their apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta’s focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities and grow businesses, said Zuckerberg.

‘Meta’ in Greek means ‘after’ or ‘beyond’. The way Zuckerberg is envisioning the ‘metaverse’, it will go beyond the internet as we know it, with interoperability, avataars, natural interfaces, teleporting, Home Space, presence, digital goods being some of the key features of this metaverse.

However, the move looks like Facebook is trying to divert attention away from the trove of negative stories hanging around the company. The company has had multiple hits to its reputation; reports have claimed Facebook sat on research that showed Instagram harmed teenage mental health, and struggled to remove hate speech from its platforms outside the US.

SC orders probe into alleged Pegasus Snoopgate

SC says Govt can’t get free pass every time the name of ‘national security’.

The court added that information gathered by agencies is vital to the fight against terrorism and it can interfere in right to privacy only when absolutely necessary for the protection of national interests.

“This Court is cognizant of the state’s interest to ensure life and liberty is preserved and must balance the same. For instance, in today’s world, information gathered by intelligence agencies through surveillance is essential for the fight against violence and terror. To access this information, a need may arise to interfere with the right to privacy of an individual, provided it is carried out only when it is absolutely necessary for protecting national security/interest and is proportional.”