
What is the metaverse and why is Facebook so obsessed with it?
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Mettevers Pivot Is an Attempt to Change the Conversation
Before it changed its name to mette facebook had some serious real life issues. Its size power and decision making around harm and misinformation are being scrutinized by lawmakers in and beyond the us. In october 20 21, the u.K. Competition regulator ordered it to pay a record 70 million dollars for failing to hand over information relating to an acquisition. A leak of thousands of internal documents by a former employee forced the company to deny that it puts profit before user safety.
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