{"id":5700,"date":"2022-11-18T03:10:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T03:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=5700"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:17:07","slug":"meta-and-europe-differ-on-metaverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/meta-and-europe-differ-on-metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta vs Europe: Understanding the Differences in the Metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The social media conglomerate Meta is currently in a disagreement with European Union representatives regarding the future direction of the metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta is advocating for a unified metaverse under its central control, whereas EU representatives are of the opinion that there should be multiple metaverse universes, promoting diversity and decentralization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meta and EU Have Different Opinions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Meta-vs-Europe-Understanding-the-Differences-in-the-Metaverse-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Meta vs Europe: Understanding the Differences in the Metaverse\" class=\"wp-image-11988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Meta-vs-Europe-Understanding-the-Differences-in-the-Metaverse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Meta-vs-Europe-Understanding-the-Differences-in-the-Metaverse-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Meta-vs-Europe-Understanding-the-Differences-in-the-Metaverse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Meta-vs-Europe-Understanding-the-Differences-in-the-Metaverse-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Meta-vs-Europe-Understanding-the-Differences-in-the-Metaverse-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Meta-vs-Europe-Understanding-the-Differences-in-the-Metaverse.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eva Kaili, a Member of the European Parliament who spearheaded the Parliament&#8217;s report on NFTs, stressed the importance of decentralization in the new digital world:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In this emerging digital realm, it&#8217;s crucial to avoid recreating centralization and establishing new types of gatekeepers. It&#8217;s essential for people to have complete control over their digital lives, the data they share, and the content they produce.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Aura Salla, Meta&#8217;s head of EU affairs, holds a contrasting view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our economy, consumers, and customers would benefit from focusing on establishing a single governance system.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joachim Schwerin, the chief economist of the Council of Europe&#8217;s digital transformation unit, also expressed opposition to a centralized approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A centralized approach is not feasible. Adopting it would stifle all the creativity we have nurtured. There cannot be a single, central solution. 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