The European Union (EU) is concerned that tech giants could act as gatekeepers to the metaverse, which it calls Web 4.0, stifling smaller players from entering the field and creating a virtual monopoly. To prevent this eventuality Europe’s governing body
The European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager warned Thursday that her team is on guard to curb potential competition abuses in the metaverse and in AI. “It’s already time for us to start asking what healthy competition would look like
European Union Commissioner Yvo Volman says any future regulation of the metaverse must prioritize user safety, data privacy and non-discrimination. He spoke as new research suggested privacy in the metaverse might be a hard thing to achieve. The European Commission,
Recent technological advancements like the internet have vastly improved the speed and the mode of communication, but they have given rise to a new problem, “fake news.” Fake news is a false story or information peddled to push a narrative
The past year was riddled with attempts by different governments to modify web security and usage for their citizens. The attempts were pervaded through lawmaking, direct network interference, and alongside requests from governments to internet governance authorities. Similarly, these attempts
Video gamers have sued Microsoft Corp in a bid to stop its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, alleging the $69 billion deal will thwart competition in the gaming industry. The case was filed in a California court on Tuesday on behalf
Elon Musk launched a poll on Sunday asking users whether he should quit as Twitter CEO. It follows a decision by the company earlier in the day to ban tweets promoting rival social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram,
The European Commission has rebuked a slew of inaccurate reports in the mainstream media that wrongly reported low attendance figures for their metaverse. On November 29, one attendee at the “gala” event, a journalist for Devex, reported that only a
The European Union (EU) blew more than $400,000 on a metaverse party almost nobody came to, now users are lining up to visit the scene of the so-called disaster. The story first came to light on Tuesday when one attendee
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