1.0Kuwait News Gazettehttps://kuwaitnewsgazette.comkgadminhttps://kuwaitnewsgazette.com/author/kgadmin/New Name for Facebook? Critics Cry Smoke and Mirrors - Kuwait News Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="82o2ePOGML"><a href="https://kuwaitnewsgazette.com/new-name-for-facebook-critics-cry-smoke-and-mirrors/">New Name for Facebook? Critics Cry Smoke and Mirrors</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kuwaitnewsgazette.com/new-name-for-facebook-critics-cry-smoke-and-mirrors/embed/#?secret=82o2ePOGML" width="600" height="338" title="“New Name for Facebook? Critics Cry Smoke and Mirrors” — Kuwait News Gazette" data-secret="82o2ePOGML" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Facebook critics pounced Wednesday on a report that the social network plans to rename itself, arguing it may be seeking to distract from recent scandals and controversy.The report from tech news website The Verge, which Facebook refused to confirm, sa...