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The choice of "Meta" is very interesting. Chan-Zuckerberg started a project called "Meta" to increase the dissemination of science. This was a project going on for a while now [1]

What does this mean for that?

https://sociable.co/science/aaron-swartz-chan-zuckerberg-met...

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They started the process of shuttering it ~6 months ago. My partner worked there for ~3 years. Despite meeting all their metrics for user growth and activity it was a decision that came out of the blue. Guess we know why though? Can't have it conflicting with the brand.

I remember that two weeks before the decision came down, and she and her team got blindsided, she told me how a bioeng researcher emailed her telling her that without their tool they never would've found the connections and research needed to solve the problem they were working on. Not sure why they didn't just rebrand the tool and team, but it's probably just a blip to the facebook execs.

Looks like it's still up? https://www.meta.org/

11:45ish they will put a banner up saying it's going to be shutdown end of May next year

Unfortunately archive.org is capturing the SVG logo from the site not the actual site so I can't prove the current state of the website but you can look at the last valid capture from 10/22: https://web.archive.org/web/20211022094334/https://www.meta....

Right on cue: "Meta.org will sunset March 31, 2022: Meta will be supported through March 31, 2022. In the lead up, we will work with you in transitioning to alternative open services. Read more."

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