Who decided to change the original name of Facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, decided to change the original name of the platform from "TheFacebook" to simply "Facebook." This decision was announced in August 2005, about a year after the platform's initial launch in 2004. Zuckerberg made the decision as part of a broader strategy to streamline the brand and make it more accessible and universal as the platform continued to grow and evolve beyond its college roots.

Mark Zuckerberg, along with his colleagues and collaborators, decided to change the original name "TheFacebook" to simply "Facebook." The decision to drop "The" from the name was made in August 2005, about a year and a half after the platform's initial launch. This change was part of the platform's evolution as it expanded beyond its original focus on Harvard University to include other universities and eventually the general public.