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[–] Metaright@kbin.social 79 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I will never call it "X," just like I will never call Facebook "Meta."

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Isn't Facebook still Facebook? Meta is the parent company that owns Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, Oculus, Onavo, Beluga, and about 90 other tech companies. They do just like Google, or Alphabet, and buy out every tech startup that has any chance of success to ensure they never have competition.

[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 21 points 1 year ago

You still call it Google too despite the parrent company thry added years ago, don't you? ...

[–] OrangeXarot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

called the game of Monopoly

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

The Twitter brand was the most valuable part of that company. If Musk is dumb enough to throw that away, I will GLADLY call it “X.”

[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 5 points 1 year ago

No, I always call it Fuckbook and don't intend to change that but yea, definitely not Meta!

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I still think of Facebook as The Facebook from when its website used to be thefacebook.com.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TruthX. It brings it more in line with SpaceX and model X, and also tells what it's turning into.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't Trump already claim the Orwellian social media company name? The one where you get your turds (or whatever they call them) deleted for contradicting Dear Leader?

[–] SlopppyEngineer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's Truth Social. Musk seems to use it as a blueprint for the new Twitter.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ministry of Truth Social, of course.