What’s next for Meta’s metaverse It’s been three years since Facebook changed its name to Meta and went all in on the metaverse, and a decade since it purchased Oculus. What happened?

Mark Zuckerberg can’t quit the metaverse MetaAlmost two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg rebranded his company Facebook to Meta — and since then, he has been focused on building the “metaverse,” a three-dimensional virtual reality. But the metaverse has lost some of its luster since 2021. Companies like Disney have closed down their metaverse divisions and deemphasized using the word, while …

UK Just Passed an Online Safety Bill That Will Apply to the Metaverse The bill requires companies to assess the likelihood that children will encounter harmful content in virtual worlds and have measures in place to mitigate such risks.

Barbie Is a Metaverse Virtual worlds, like Barbie’s, are a source of meaning and fulfillment for people seeking more in life. And these worlds gain from interactions: the more interoperability, the better.

Is the Metaverse a ‘Global Panopticon’?

Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson predicted the metaverse. What does he see next? Neal Stephenson at the SXSW conference, March 2022. | Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSWThe science fiction pioneer on making a template for Mark Zuckerberg, not making movies, and a worrisome climate change scenario. Every science fiction author tries to imagine the future. But very few get what Neal Stephenson is experiencing: Some of the worl…