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Who wants the Metaverse?

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	According to Merriam-Webster<ref>Merriam-Webster. 2022. What is the 'metaverse'?. [online] Available at: <https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/meaning-of-metaverse> [Accessed 30 April 2022].</ref>, some uses can be traced in the following excerpts:		According to Merriam-Webster<ref>Merriam-Webster. 2022. What is the 'metaverse'?. [online] Available at: <https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/meaning-of-metaverse> [Accessed 30 April 2022].</ref>, some uses can be traced in the following excerpts:

	''As a synonym of multiverse, meaning “a theoretical reality that includes a possibly infinite number of parallel universes.”		1.As a synonym of multiverse, meaning'' ''“a theoretical reality that includes a possibly infinite number of parallel universes.
	With its hegemony diminished, universe has given way to other terms that capture the wider canvas on which the totality of reality may be painted. Parallel worlds or parallel universes or multiple universes or alternate universes or the metaverse, megaverse, or multiverse—they’re all synonymous, and they’re all among the words used to embrace not just our universe but a spectrum of others that may be out there.''
	~~— Brian Greene, Discover, 2 August 2011~~

	Referring to the “space” of the experience of virtual reality, including such real-world uses as the training of pilots:		''With its hegemony diminished, universe has given way to other terms that capture the wider canvas on which the totality of reality may be painted. Parallel worlds or parallel universes or multiple universes or alternate universes or the metaverse, megaverse, or multiverse—they’re all synonymous, and they’re all among the words used to embrace not just our universe but a spectrum of others that may be out there.''

			'''— Brian Greene''', Discover, 2 August 2011

			2. Referring to the “space” of the experience of virtual reality, including such real-world uses as the training of pilots:

	''Viewing virtual objects from different angles and perspectives, participants of aircraft metaverse can interact with 3D assets and have hands-on experience.''		''Viewing virtual objects from different angles and perspectives, participants of aircraft metaverse can interact with 3D assets and have hands-on experience.''
	~~— Aziz Siyaev and Geun-Sik Jo, Sensors (Basel) Vol. 21, Iss. 6, (2021)~~

	~~And in~~ economic discussions, where the digital world is a possible business environment:		'''— Aziz Siyaev and Geun-Sik Jo''', Sensors (Basel) Vol. 21, Iss. 6, (2021)

			3. In economic discussions, where the digital world is a possible business environment:

	''...some proponents believe that blockchain technology and decentralised apps will be the keys to unlocking the next big leap forward for the Web: the metaverse, a place where augmented and virtual reality, next-generation data networks, and decentralized financing and payment systems contribute to a more realistic and immersive digital world where people can socialize, work, and trade digital goods.''		''...some proponents believe that blockchain technology and decentralised apps will be the keys to unlocking the next big leap forward for the Web: the metaverse, a place where augmented and virtual reality, next-generation data networks, and decentralized financing and payment systems contribute to a more realistic and immersive digital world where people can socialize, work, and trade digital goods.''
	—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, Nov.-Dec. 2021-
			'''—Ian Bremmer''', Foreign Affairs, Nov.-Dec. 2021-



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	We can also look at other sources, such as the searched interest in metaverse through time (Worldwide, since 2004), through [https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Metaverse Google Trends]:		We can also look at other sources, such as the searched interest in metaverse through time (Worldwide, since 2004), through [https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Metaverse Google Trends]:

Soberm: /* Meta - a sly rebranding for a monopoly on our reality */

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Meta - a sly rebranding for a monopoly on our reality

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	=Meta - a sly rebranding for a monopoly on our reality=		=Meta - a sly rebranding for a monopoly on our reality=

	Last October of 2021, Facebook became Meta. A complete rebranding of the company that owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp is now under the umbrella company Meta. For most of the world’s population of these three social media users, perhaps this rebranding would’ve gone unnoticed by the general masses if it weren’t for the media quickly picking up on it.		Last October of 2021, Facebook became Meta<ref>CNBC. 2021. Facebook changes company name to Meta. [online] Available at: <https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/facebook-changes-company-name-to-meta.html> [Accessed 1 May 2022].</ref>. A complete rebranding of the company that owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp is now under the umbrella company Meta. For most of the world’s population of these three social media users, perhaps this rebranding would’ve gone unnoticed by the general masses if it weren’t for the media quickly picking up on it.

	Most of what was widely covered were not the feature releases but instead the peculiarity and even the overarching idea of what was really being sold: the metaverse.		Most of what was widely covered were not the feature releases but instead the peculiarity and even the overarching idea of what was really being sold: the metaverse.

Soberm: /* Who wants the Metaverse? */

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Who wants the Metaverse?

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	—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, Nov.-Dec. 2021-		—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, Nov.-Dec. 2021-

	We can also look at other sources, such as the searched interest in metaverse through time (Worldwide, since 2004), through Google Trends:		We can also look at other sources, such as the searched interest in metaverse through time (Worldwide, since 2004), through [https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Metaverse Google Trends]:

	[[File:graph1.png]]		[[File:graph1.png]]

	Comparative graph with other terms:		Comparative graph with other [https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Metaverse,Virtual%20Reality,%2Fg%2F11gfhqhs78 terms]:
	[[File:graph2.png]]		[[File:graph2.png]]

	‘Metaverse’ – blue ‘Virtual reality’ – red ‘VR chat’ – yellow		‘Metaverse’ – blue ‘Virtual reality’ – red ‘VR chat’ – yellow

	VRChat was released to the Steam early access program on February 1, 2017. So it only shows up on the graph after it’s released, naturally. Virtual Reality has a completely different pattern of interest than the ‘metaverse’ which hints that the sources of interest are different, if not completely. Nonetheless, based on the disconnect of these terms presented on the graph, the idea of creating artificial interest in the masses through investment is reinforced, which is one of the many powers of privately owned platforms.		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRChat VRChat] was released to the Steam early access program on February 1, 2017. So it only shows up on the graph after it’s released, naturally. Virtual Reality has a completely different pattern of interest than the ‘metaverse’ which hints that the sources of interest are different, if not completely. Nonetheless, based on the disconnect of these terms presented on the graph, the idea of creating artificial interest in the masses through investment is reinforced, which is one of the many powers of privately owned platforms.

	==Why did Facebook turn into Meta==		==Why did Facebook turn into Meta==

Soberm: /* What is the Metaverse? */

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What is the Metaverse?

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	==What is the Metaverse?==		==What is the Metaverse?==

	The term first appeared in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash, in the following passage:		The term first appeared in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 sci-fi novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash Snow Crash]<ref>Stephenson, N., 2007. Snow crash. Milano: Rizzoli</ref>, in the following passage:

	''“In the lingo, this imaginary place is known as the Metaverse. Hiro spends a lot of time in the Metaverse.”''		''“In the lingo, this imaginary place is known as the Metaverse. Hiro spends a lot of time in the Metaverse.”''

Soberm: /* Who wants the Metaverse? */

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Who wants the Metaverse?

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	In his launch video, Zuckerberg says that “meta comes from the Greek word from beyond”. Etymologically, meta meant “after” in Greek. But who asked for this ‘beyond’?		In his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvufun6xer8&t=11s launch video], Zuckerberg says that “meta comes from the Greek word from beyond”. Etymologically, ''meta'' meant “after” in Greek. But who asked for this ‘beyond’?

	When we think about the future as infinite branches of possibilities, where each branch is a path we can take as society, what happens when there are massive investments from big tech that go under the radar, is that these possible paths are no longer chosen by us, but by a restricted group of people, somewhere in Silicon Valley.		When we think about the future as infinite branches of possibilities, where each branch is a path we can take as society, what happens when there are massive investments from big tech that go under the radar, is that these possible paths are no longer chosen by us, but by a restricted group of people, somewhere in Silicon Valley.

Soberm: /* Why did Facebook turn into Meta */

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Why did Facebook turn into Meta

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	One can speculate that the rebranding was an attempt to reset the reputation of Facebook after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where even the ticker in stocks has changed from “FB” to “MVRS”. In a sense, it could be an attempt to respond to the plummeting stock investments in Facebook<ref>Solon, O., 2018. Does Facebook's plummeting stock spell disaster for the social network?. [online] the Guardian. Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/26/facebook-stock-price-falling-what-does-it-mean-analysis> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>, and also continue eradicating competition, and to remain a natural monopoly<ref>Lotz, A., 2019. Amazon, Google and Facebook warrant antitrust scrutiny for many reasons – not just because they're large. [online] The Conversation. Available at: <https://theconversation.com/amazon-google-and-facebook-warrant-antitrust-scrutiny-for-many-reasons-not-just-because-theyre-large-118370> [Accessed 1 May 2022]</ref>, as the company dedicates $10bn in 2021 to Meta’s metaverse <ref>The Guardian. 2021. Facebook announces name change to Meta in rebranding effort. [online] Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/28/facebook-name-change-rebrand-meta> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>. When faced with this early-on investment, what chances do alternate emerging or already existing virtual spaces have to compete?		One can speculate that the rebranding was an attempt to reset the reputation of Facebook after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where even the ticker in stocks has changed from “FB” to “MVRS”. In a sense, it could be an attempt to respond to the plummeting stock investments in Facebook<ref>Solon, O., 2018. Does Facebook's plummeting stock spell disaster for the social network?. [online] the Guardian. Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/26/facebook-stock-price-falling-what-does-it-mean-analysis> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>, and also continue eradicating competition, and to remain a [https://https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/natural_monopoly.asp natural monopoly]<ref>Lotz, A., 2019. Amazon, Google and Facebook warrant antitrust scrutiny for many reasons – not just because they're large. [online] The Conversation. Available at: <https://theconversation.com/amazon-google-and-facebook-warrant-antitrust-scrutiny-for-many-reasons-not-just-because-theyre-large-118370> [Accessed 1 May 2022]</ref>, as the company dedicates $10bn in 2021 to Meta’s metaverse <ref>The Guardian. 2021. Facebook announces name change to Meta in rebranding effort. [online] Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/28/facebook-name-change-rebrand-meta> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>. When faced with this early-on investment, what chances do alternate emerging or already existing virtual spaces have to compete?

	One simple but highly effective evidence of Meta’s monopolizing is exactly branding this virtual space as “Metaverse”, excluding all other virtual spaces of being also considered metaverse or, in a sense simultaneously to eventually include all these different virtual spaces under the umbrella of Meta.		One simple but highly effective evidence of Meta’s monopolizing is exactly branding this virtual space as “Metaverse”, excluding all other virtual spaces of being also considered metaverse or, in a sense simultaneously to eventually include all these different virtual spaces under the umbrella of Meta.

Soberm: /* Why did Facebook turn into Meta */

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Why did Facebook turn into Meta

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	One can speculate that the rebranding was an attempt to reset the reputation of Facebook after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where even the ticker in stocks has changed from “FB” to “MVRS”. In a sense, it could be an attempt to respond to the plummeting stock investments in Facebook<ref>Solon, O., 2018. Does Facebook's plummeting stock spell disaster for the social network?. [online] the Guardian. Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/26/facebook-stock-price-falling-what-does-it-mean-analysis> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>, and also continue eradicating competition, and to remain a natural monopoly[~~FOOTNOTE~~], as the company dedicates $10bn in 2021 to Meta’s metaverse <ref>The Guardian. 2021. Facebook announces name change to Meta in rebranding effort. [online] Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/28/facebook-name-change-rebrand-meta> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>. When faced with this early-on investment, what chances do alternate emerging or already existing virtual spaces have to compete?		One can speculate that the rebranding was an attempt to reset the reputation of Facebook after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where even the ticker in stocks has changed from “FB” to “MVRS”. In a sense, it could be an attempt to respond to the plummeting stock investments in Facebook<ref>Solon, O., 2018. Does Facebook's plummeting stock spell disaster for the social network?. [online] the Guardian. Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/26/facebook-stock-price-falling-what-does-it-mean-analysis> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>, and also continue eradicating competition, and to remain a natural monopoly<ref>Lotz, A., 2019. Amazon, Google and Facebook warrant antitrust scrutiny for many reasons – not just because they're large. [online] The Conversation. Available at: <https://theconversation.com/amazon-google-and-facebook-warrant-antitrust-scrutiny-for-many-reasons-not-just-because-theyre-large-118370> [Accessed 1 May 2022]</ref>, as the company dedicates $10bn in 2021 to Meta’s metaverse <ref>The Guardian. 2021. Facebook announces name change to Meta in rebranding effort. [online] Available at: <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/28/facebook-name-change-rebrand-meta> [Accessed 30 April 2022]</ref>. When faced with this early-on investment, what chances do alternate emerging or already existing virtual spaces have to compete?

	One simple but highly effective evidence of Meta’s monopolizing is exactly branding this virtual space as “Metaverse”, excluding all other virtual spaces of being also considered metaverse or, in a sense simultaneously to eventually include all these different virtual spaces under the umbrella of Meta.		One simple but highly effective evidence of Meta’s monopolizing is exactly branding this virtual space as “Metaverse”, excluding all other virtual spaces of being also considered metaverse or, in a sense simultaneously to eventually include all these different virtual spaces under the umbrella of Meta.

Najung at 16:30, 1 May 2022

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	This page is primarily concerned with the dangers of social media data collection. An interesting case with that is the new cryptocurrency “Libra” from Facebook. Most crypto currencies encrypt transactions, promoting anonymity and giving people back their privacy. But Facebook is notoriously known for harvesting user data. That does not seem to fit with cryptocurrencies. In this chapter we’re looking into the ideas of “Libra” and also look at the opposite of data protection: What are the dangers of anonymity on the Internet?		This page is primarily concerned with the dangers of social media data collection. An interesting case with that is the new cryptocurrency “Libra” from Facebook. Most crypto currencies encrypt transactions, promoting anonymity and giving people back their privacy. But Facebook is notoriously known for harvesting user data. That does not seem to fit with cryptocurrencies. In this chapter we’re looking into the ideas of “Libra” and also look at the opposite of data protection: What are the dangers of anonymity on the Internet?
	In 2019, Facebook planned to create a cryptocurrency named Libra <ref> Associated Press (2019): Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users. https://www.deseret.com/2019/6/18/20675911/facebook-plans-its-own-currency-for-2-billion-plus-users#this-undated-image-provided-by-calibra-shows-what-the-calibra-digital-wallet-app-might-look-like-facebook-formed-the-calibra-subsidiary-to-create-a-new-digital-currency-similar-to-bitcoin-for-global-use-one-that-could-drive-more-e-commerce-on-its-services-and-boost-ads-on-its-platforms-facebook-unveiled-the-ambitious-plan-tuesday-june-18-2019-calibra-via-ap </ref>. The plan was for the cryptocurrency to drive e-commerce ventures on its platform. Although Facebook is otherwise very well known for collecting and analyzing user data en masse, the company seems to be going in the opposite direction with its cryptocurrency. On June 18th, 2019, Mark Zuckerberg shared a long Facebook post about their crypto plans. He wrote “Libra's mission is to create a simple global financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people around the world. It's powered by blockchain technology, and the plan is to launch it in 2020” <ref>Mark Zuckerberg (2019): Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10107693323579671 </ref>. He claims that the Libra Association is built on blockchain technology and is decentralized – meaning it is run by many different organizations instead of just one. “This is an important part of our vision for a privacy-focused social platform - where you can interact in all the ways you'd want privately, from messaging to secure payments”. Facebook Libra aims to become the first mainstream cryptocurrency and allows all kinds of payments. The potential use cases for the cryptocurrency are peer-to-peer funds transfer, online payments, brick-and-mortar payments, and in-game/in-app purchases. “If all goes well, you’ll even be able to apply for a loan or credit” <ref>Deyan G. (2022): Facebook’s Cryptocurrency [Libra Explained] https://techjury.net/blog/facebook-cryptocurrency/		In 2019, Facebook planned to create a cryptocurrency named Libra <ref name="associatedpress">Associated Press (2019): Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users. https://www.deseret.com/2019/6/18/20675911/facebook-plans-its-own-currency-for-2-billion-plus-users#this-undated-image-provided-by-calibra-shows-what-the-calibra-digital-wallet-app-might-look-like-facebook-formed-the-calibra-subsidiary-to-create-a-new-digital-currency-similar-to-bitcoin-for-global-use-one-that-could-drive-more-e-commerce-on-its-services-and-boost-ads-on-its-platforms-facebook-unveiled-the-ambitious-plan-tuesday-june-18-2019-calibra-via-ap</ref>. The plan was for the cryptocurrency to drive e-commerce ventures on its platform. Although Facebook is otherwise very well known for collecting and analyzing user data en masse, the company seems to be going in the opposite direction with its cryptocurrency. On June 18th, 2019, Mark Zuckerberg shared a long Facebook post about their crypto plans. He wrote “Libra's mission is to create a simple global financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people around the world. It's powered by blockchain technology, and the plan is to launch it in 2020” <ref>Mark Zuckerberg (2019): Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10107693323579671 </ref>. He claims that the Libra Association is built on blockchain technology and is decentralized – meaning it is run by many different organizations instead of just one. “This is an important part of our vision for a privacy-focused social platform - where you can interact in all the ways you'd want privately, from messaging to secure payments”. Facebook Libra aims to become the first mainstream cryptocurrency and allows all kinds of payments. The potential use cases for the cryptocurrency are peer-to-peer funds transfer, online payments, brick-and-mortar payments, and in-game/in-app purchases. “If all goes well, you’ll even be able to apply for a loan or credit” <ref>Deyan G. (2022): Facebook’s Cryptocurrency [Libra Explained] https://techjury.net/blog/facebook-cryptocurrency/
	</ref>.		</ref>.
	== The problems with Libra ==		== The problems with Libra ==
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	== Cryptocurrencies and anonymity ==		== Cryptocurrencies and anonymity ==
	Many analysts believe that Zuckerberg wants to create a U.S. version of the Chinese app WeChat, which combines social networking, messaging, and payments in one app <ref> ~~Associated Press (2019): Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users. https://www~~.deseret.com/2019/6/18/20675911/facebook-plans-its-own-currency-for-2-billion-plus-users#this-undated-image-provided-by-calibra-shows-what-the-calibra-digital-wallet-app-might-look-like-facebook-formed-the-calibra-subsidiary-to-create-a-new-digital-currency-similar-to-bitcoin-for-global-use-one-that-could-drive-more-e-commerce-on-its-services-and-boost-ads-on-its-platforms-facebook-unveiled-the-ambitious-plan-tuesday-june-18-2019-calibra-via-ap </ref> Facebook wants the same all-in-one app, only on a global scale. This will allow Facebook to display ads on WhatsApp and Instagram and let users pay directly for products and services through the app. If Facebook manages to institute Libra, it’ll be able to gather even more data on its users’ shopping preferences <ref>Deyan G. (2022): Facebook’s Cryptocurrency [Libra Explained] https://techjury.net/blog/facebook-cryptocurrency/		Many analysts believe that Zuckerberg wants to create a U.S. version of the Chinese app WeChat, which combines social networking, messaging, and payments in one app <ref name="associatedpress" />. Facebook wants the same all-in-one app, only on a global scale. This will allow Facebook to display ads on WhatsApp and Instagram and let users pay directly for products and services through the app. If Facebook manages to institute Libra, it’ll be able to gather even more data on its users’ shopping preferences <ref>Deyan G. (2022): Facebook’s Cryptocurrency [Libra Explained] https://techjury.net/blog/facebook-cryptocurrency/
	</ref>. The US Senate is also concerned about the Facebook currency. Back in 2019 they sent Mark Zuckerberg a letter and asked him seven questions about privacy and data with the Libra currency <ref> United States Senate (2019): Letter to Mark Zuckerberg. https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/5.9.19%20Facebook%20Letter.pdf </ref>. They haven’t heard back from him since then and until they get an answer to their questions, they want to postpone the launch of Libra. So far, many people worry that Facebook is not that serious about data protection, especially when one thinks about Facebook’s past actions. Recently cited Deyan G. from techjury.net (2022) wrote about the Libra project and quotes William Shakespeare “Don’t trust the person who has broken faith once.” Facebook is “not the paragon of trustworthiness”. The Cambridge Analytica Scandal from 2018 is still fresh in mind for a lot of users. Back then, Facebook harvested user data from about one million users for advertising during elections <ref> BBC (2021): Facebook sued for 'losing control' of users’ data.		</ref>. The US Senate is also concerned about the Facebook currency. Back in 2019 they sent Mark Zuckerberg a letter and asked him seven questions about privacy and data with the Libra currency <ref> United States Senate (2019): Letter to Mark Zuckerberg. https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/5.9.19%20Facebook%20Letter.pdf </ref>. They haven’t heard back from him since then and until they get an answer to their questions, they want to postpone the launch of Libra. So far, many people worry that Facebook is not that serious about data protection, especially when one thinks about Facebook’s past actions. Recently cited Deyan G. from techjury.net (2022) wrote about the Libra project and quotes William Shakespeare “Don’t trust the person who has broken faith once.” Facebook is “not the paragon of trustworthiness”. The Cambridge Analytica Scandal from 2018 is still fresh in mind for a lot of users. Back then, Facebook harvested user data from about one million users for advertising during elections <ref> BBC (2021): Facebook sued for 'losing control' of users’ data.
	https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55998588 </ref>. Fears about a lack of data protection at Libra are therefore not unjustified.		https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55998588 </ref>. Fears about a lack of data protection at Libra are therefore not unjustified.

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 These days, platforms such as social media are being used as battlegrounds for literal wars and cyberwars, propaganda and genocide <ref> Nytimes.com. 2022. A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military (Published 2018). [online] Available at: <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebook-genocide.html> [Accessed 1 May 2022]</ref>. One can only imagine the subtle messaging that could be introduced in a privately-owned metaverse as well as product placement and targeted advertising, where the user is so deeply immersed.
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 Despite enormous lobbying efforts, the EU is taking decisive action against companies like Facebook in the pursuit of protection of the Union’s values. Whether these newly introduced measures will have any effect on big platforms like Facebook remains to be seen as such companies possess the resources to cover even big fines, while the European regulatory apparatus is slow and might remain toothless in the fast-developing world of Big Tech.
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Soberm: /* How will security concerns be implied in Meta’s metaverse? */

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	==How will security concerns be implied in Meta’s metaverse?==		==How will security concerns be implied in Meta’s metaverse?==

	~~When we think about data, a~~ privately owned Metaverse means not only a privately owned platform where you communicate with your loved ones, work, and express your thoughts and opinions. In a privately owned metaverse, what is privately owned is not only a platform restricted to the physical confinement of your phone or computer, but yes, the visual space you are inserted in. Although dependent on how intrusive this Metaverse will be, the sphere of influence that Meta will have, will directly affect your visual perception of reality. One can even joke that in this virtual space, you will be walking to meet your virtual date but before you can do so, you must sit through a non-skippable ad.		A privately owned Metaverse means not only a privately owned platform where you communicate with your loved ones, work, and express your thoughts and opinions. In a privately owned metaverse, what is privately owned is not only a platform restricted to the physical confinement of your phone or computer, but yes, the visual space you are inserted in. Although dependent on how intrusive this Metaverse will be, the sphere of influence that Meta will have, will directly affect your visual perception of reality. One can even joke that in this virtual space, you will be walking to meet your virtual date but before you can do so, you must sit through a non-skippable ad.

	Not only the level of immersion will be higher, so will the level of intrusion. A successful metaverse is as any other technology, an extension of the self <ref>Heidegger, M. and Stambaugh, J., 1927. On time and being.</ref>, so if the Metaverse were to, for example, not cause nausea after extended use of the virtual headset and the user experience were to be seamless, then the headset we are using would become invisible, as well any other technology inside the virtual interface would become irrelevant to the task performed-say you would be playing virtual poker, the task would just become playing poker. And in that moment, is where it could become more dangerous.		Not only the level of immersion will be higher, so will the level of intrusion. A successful metaverse is as any other technology, an extension of the self <ref>Heidegger, M. and Stambaugh, J., 1927. On time and being.</ref>, so if the Metaverse were to, for example, not cause nausea after extended use of the virtual headset and the user experience were to be seamless, then the headset we are using would become invisible, as well any other technology inside the virtual interface would become irrelevant to the task performed-say you would be playing virtual poker, the task would just become playing poker. And in that moment, is where it could become more dangerous.

	These days, platforms such as social media are being used as battlegrounds for literal wars and cyberwars, propaganda and genocide <ref> Nytimes.com. 2022. A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military (Published 2018). [online] Available at: <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebook-genocide.html> [Accessed 1 May 2022]</ref>. One can only imagine the subtle messaging that could be introduced in a privately-owned metaverse as well as product placement and targeted advertising, where the user is so deeply immersed.		These days, platforms such as social media are being used as battlegrounds for literal wars and cyberwars, propaganda and genocide <ref> Nytimes.com. 2022. A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military (Published 2018). [online] Available at: <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebook-genocide.html> [Accessed 1 May 2022]</ref>. One can only imagine the subtle messaging that could be introduced in a privately-owned metaverse as well as product placement and targeted advertising, where the user is so deeply immersed.



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