{"id":2979,"date":"2021-09-26T08:46:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T06:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/26\/is-facebook-leading-us-on-a-journey-to-the-metaverse\/"},"modified":"2021-09-26T08:46:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T06:46:50","slug":"is-facebook-leading-us-on-a-journey-to-the-metaverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/26\/is-facebook-leading-us-on-a-journey-to-the-metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Facebook leading us on a journey to the metaverse?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick Clegg will on Monday set out the tech giant\u2019s vision of a virtual world where you can work, shop and \u2018live\u2019. But the move is prompting new fears over privacy<\/p>\n

The concept of the \u201cmetaverse\u201d first came from the 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash<\/em> as a place that people flee to escape a dangerous corporation-dominated world. It has since come to refer to a range of virtual experiences that have gained popularity during the pandemic \u2013 including video games such as Fortnite<\/em>, non-fungible tokens<\/a> or even online meetings and events.<\/p>\n

But in recent weeks the term has gained new traction \u2013 and concern over its potential ethical and societal implications \u2013 after Mark Zuckerberg said that in five years, Facebook would be a \u201cmetaverse company\u201d<\/a> and declared it the \u201csuccessor to the mobile internet\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nNick Clegg will on Monday set out the tech giant\u2019s vision of a virtual world where you can work, shop and \u2018live\u2019. But the move is prompting new fears over privacy
\nThe concept of the \u201cmetaverse\u201d first came from the 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash as a place that people flee to escape a dangerous corporation-dominated world. It has since come to refer to a range of virtual experiences that have gained popularity during the pandemic \u2013 including video games such as Fortnite, non-fungible tokens or even online meetings and events.
\nBut in recent weeks the term has gained new traction \u2013 and concern over its potential ethical and societal implications \u2013 after Mark Zuckerberg said that in five years, Facebook would be a \u201cmetaverse company\u201d and declared it the \u201csuccessor to the mobile internet\u201d. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nick Clegg will on Monday set out the tech giant\u2019s vision of a virtual world where you can work, shop and \u2018live\u2019. But the move is prompting new fears over privacy The concept of the \u201cmetaverse\u201d first came from the 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash as a place that people flee to escape a dangerous …<\/p>\n

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