WHAT A LAUGH!! MARK ZUCKERBERG'S NEW RELAUNCH OF FACEBOOK TO "META" HAS CAUSED A STIR, FOR IN HEBREW THE WORD MEANS "DEAD"!! HE SURELY IS UNLESS HE CHANGES HIS WAYS VERY QUICKLY.

 

Meta: Facebook's new name ridiculed by Hebrew speakers

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Image caption,Facebook announced the company's name change on Thursday

Facebook's announcement that it is changing its name to Meta has caused quite the stir in Israel where the word sounds like the Hebrew word for "dead".

To be precise, Meta is pronounced like the feminine form of the Hebrew word.

A number of people have taken to Twitter to share their take on the name under the hashtag #FacebookDead.

The emergency rescue volunteers Zaka even got involved, telling their followers on Twitter: "Don't worry, we're on it".

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Another Twitter user said: "Thank you for providing all Hebrew speakers a good reason to laugh."