FACEBOOK has announced that it's changing its name to Meta.

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg announced the shock rebrand during his future-gazing Facebook Connect keynote speech – where he detailed plans to create a next-gen "metaverse" internet.

The new moniker is a catch-all for Facebook's entire operation – so the name of the actual app won't change.

But Meta is now the official company brand, covering Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and more.

Zuckerberg said that Meta comes from the Greek word for "beyond", and better represents the company now.

“We are a company that builds technology to connect people,” the Harvard drop-out said, announcing the company’s new name.

“Facebook was born at a specific time, a college campus, the web.

“Increasingly it just doesn’t encompass everything we do.

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