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The Death of the Metaverse

Rumours of the untimely demise of Zuckerberg's multibillion dollar pet project have not been exaggerated, reports Graham Williamson

Graham Williamson
Jun 02, 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg launches the Metaverse. Photo: AP/Eric Risberg/Alamy)

The Metaverse is dead.

There's been no official announcement to this effect, of course. Officially, Mark Zuckerberg has complained of a "narrative" that his company is "somehow moving away from focusing on the metaverse vision, so I just want to say upfront that that’s not accurate". 

But then, as Mandy Rice-Davies might say, he would say that, wouldn't he? 

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