The Metaverse Isn't Ready for Prime Time

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It's almost a year since Facebook decided to rebrand itself as meta. A nod to Mark Zuckerberg's ambition to make it big in the Metaverse. The firm's boss calls it a future where you can be present together with the people you care about. But now that Mr Zuckerberg has put all those eggs in the metaverse basket, another problem looms. It's not really ready for prime time.

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