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“Facebook should have a transparency plan for the metaverse before starting to build all that, because they can hide behind a wall. They keep making unforced errors, they keep doing things that prioritize their benefits over safety. ”
For Former Facebook Employee Frances Haugen , we must fear the impact of the metaverse that the technology giant has presented within a brand change.
The woman, who has made revelations before about the company and that imply that, according to him, prioritizes the business even above the well-being of the people , states that the metaverse could force people to give up more personal information and give the firm another monopoly in the digital realm, in addition to creating addiction .
Haugen, interviewed by The Associated Press, said that the rush for the metaverse is because “if you don’t like the conversation, (Facebook) i Try to change the conversation. ”
Mark Zuckerberg has described the metaverse as a virtual ” in which it is possible to enter, and with this as a distinctive, the director of the company redirected the business model of the same changed the name of the firm to Meta .
In the metaverse, users will be able to work, meet or play, thanks to virtual reality devices, augmented reality glasses and apps, among other devices.
Haugen, who served as Facebook’s chief product officer, is now informant and his revelations have attracted attention in the world. He has delivered documents to authorities and made statements on more than one continent, which show long-standing problems in the company.
It indicates that the same prioritizes the growth of the number of users over internet security. Ensures that social network systems amplify hatred, do not protect young people from harmful content and there are no incentives to resolve those conflicts.
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