Facebook changed its name to Meta. But does that mean you should trust it?

Mark Zuckerberg laid out his utopian vision for the Metaverse and announced Facebook (the company, not the app) is changing its name to Meta in order to reflect its new focus. But the company's tone wasn't exactly in line with all the lawsuits, scandals and information in the news recently.

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Facebook renames itself Meta: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-an...
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Meta's Cambria VR Headset: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/f...
Meta's Project Nazaré: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/f...

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0:00 - Introduction
1:06 - Bigger company, bigger problems
2:08 - Whistleblower
2:58 - Facebook's response
3:29 - What is a metaverse?
3:53 - Zuckerberg's metaverse
4:49 - What Meta means for you
5:27 - Zark Muckerberg
5:51 - Why Meta, why now?
7:39 - Conclusion