{"id":9057,"date":"2021-11-21T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1373695"},"modified":"2021-11-21T08:00:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T08:00:35","slug":"facebook-wants-to-rule-the-metaverse-space-we-cant-let-that-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=9057","title":{"rendered":"Facebook wants to rule the metaverse space. We can\u2019t let that happen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the midst of the scandals of the Facebook papers<\/a>, Facebook rebranded the company as Meta<\/a>. The new name was designed to reflect a focus beyond the Facebook social network platform, and into the metaverse \u2014 the extension of the internet into three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) spaces.<\/p>\n

However, given Facebook\u2019s handling \u2014 or mishandling<\/a> \u2014 of their current social responsibilities, we should be cautious about how much control a single company should have over the potential metaverse. We have an opportunity to be proactive regarding the construction of social worlds within virtual reality rather than the reactive state we find ourselves in regarding Meta\u2019s current social products.<\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the the name change and his ambitions for a metaverse for business, entertainment and meaningful social interactions during a virtual event in October 2021<\/figcaption>