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Meta Platforms, Inc., known formerly as Facebook, Inc., operates major social media and tech platforms: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues in 2004, the company rebranded itself as Meta in October 2021. The shift is on to the "metaverse," which is a virtual space intended for users to interact in it through augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence technologies.

The company's main flagship platform is Facebook, which connects billions of users worldwide and has features regarding personal sharing, business advertisement, and social engagement. Instagram, also an asset, is a photo and video-sharing app characterized by its emphasis on visual storytelling and the influencer culture it has developed. WhatsApp is the most used messaging app in the world and is popular due to end-to-end encryption for privacy in communication. The Oculus brand exhibits the capital importance that Meta is providing towards virtual reality experiences and hardware for it to lead the virtual reality technology. The ambition in the vision set by Meta is immense-to create a 3D social experience, one where digital and real-world interaction blend into something different altogether to redefine social connection, work, gaming, and commerce. The company has already shelled out billions on Reality Labs, the unit charged with VR and AR hardware and software development. A testament to Meta's drive to take immersive technology a step forward by opening up new virtual spaces for people.

Despite the innovative will of the company, Meta is highly under intense regulatory attention on a range of issues: privacy, spread of misinformation, and negative impacts on mental health. Challenges have arisen and had continuous debates over the influence and responsibility the company wields in the digital space. However, Meta remains a leader force in social media and technology, with a clear intent of leadership within the virtual space of the future.