According to a report by the Verge, Facebook plans to change its name within the next week. It's not surprising. After years of scandals such as the Cambridge Analytica data fiasco and helping to promote violence in Myanmar, the social media giants brand is now toxic.
Facebook is not the only company that has tried a bold new brand after its name was associated with fundamentally harming society. In the U.S., there is a long history of companies changing their names only to continue doing the same horrible shit.
Today we are taking a look at some of the companies who changed their names due to controversy, such as Monsanto, agribusiness giant, and Philip Morris, or trying desperately to rebrand themselves as healthier, like Dunkin Donuts.
Dunkin Donuts has never supported genocide in Myanmar, unlike Facebook. As far as we know, they only make donuts and coffee.
