Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is a multinational technology conglomerate responsible for some of the world's most popular social media and communication platforms. These include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, as well as virtual reality hardware like the Meta Quest line. Meta's focus extends beyond social networking to encompass the metaverse, a shared virtual environment that it envisions as the future of online interaction, commerce, and entertainment. The company is heavily invested in developing the technologies and infrastructure necessary to build and populate this immersive digital world.
