The Twitterverse is having a field day with Meta

Not even all the sunscreen in the world could have shielded Mark Zuckerberg from the heat he faced Thursday. Brands across Twitter had a field day poking fun at the embattled CEO after Facebook Inc. announced it would be changing its corporate name to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short. Standing clear of the recent controversy surrounding his social media platform, Zuckerberg billed the rebrand as Facebook's commitment to the "metaverse," a 3D augmented reality where people can gather online. Wendy's, as the Internet would expect, wasted little time ribbing the name change: Changing name to Meat— Meat (@Wendys) October 28, 2021 Meta ended up responding to the fast-food chain: Nice to meat you, @Wendys— Meta (@Meta) October 28, 2021 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose platform also has faced criticism for its handling of hateful conduct, took a not-so-subtle shot at his rival. Twitter's official account also got in on the joke: meta: referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential.— jack⚡️ (@jack) October 28, 2021 BIG NEWS lol jk still Twitter— Twitter (@Twitter) October 28, 2021 Oh, and here's a screengrab from today's announcement showing Zuckerberg wearing an absurd amount of sunscreen in the metaverse: Now back to the tweets: welcome to the meatversehttps://t.co/6oaSweEDPZ pic.twitter.com/P5NKEAr80r— Steak-umm (@steak_umm) October 28, 2021 Apologies sauceteers, but was I the only one who initially read it as MEAT? pic.twitter.com/qrmB47gE5t— H.J. Heinz & Co. (@HeinzTweets) October 28, 2021 B.J. Novak, the comedian and actor best known for his role on "The Office," has had his face unknowingly plastered on products worldwide over the last few years, which led to this gem from Buzzfeed: not surprised with facebook's new logo for meta pic.twitter.com/JV3wczigef— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) October 28, 2021 And some brands played on their own names, which might be described as a very meta move: Eating apples dressed as bees at Applebee’s #meta— Applebee's Grill + Bar (@Applebees) October 28, 2021

The Twitterverse is having a field day with Meta

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