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Commercial metaverse to expand fast but unevenly

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INT

Although the metaverse is in its early days, the enabling technologies are approaching a convergence point where some large companies are starting to experiment with it both as a…

Metaverse holds unknowable societal risks

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INTERNATIONAL

The metaverse -- immersive 3D virtual environments seen as the next disruptive iteration of the internet -- is attracting hype and investment in equal measure. Proto-metaverses…

Chinese tech barriers could see trade dispute with US

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US/CHINA

Despite the cordiality of the meeting, those CEOs continue to have disputes with China's technology market, which is relatively autarkic, with both overt and implicit preferential…

Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender costs of the pandemic.

Tehran may further restrict foreign social media

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IRAN

This comes as conservative-drafted legislation aims to increase use of local alternatives to facilitate new restrictions on foreign social media providers. The recent presidential…

Dearth of data access rules hurts developing economies

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INTERNATIONAL

The increasingly key role of data access and trading for international development.

Pakistan, Bangladesh fail to tackle online violence

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SOUTH ASIA

However, women as well as gender minorities in these countries have experienced an uptick in cyberviolence in recent years. Most existing laws lack clear definition on what…

Internet governance resists government control

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INTERNATIONAL

ICANN governance.

Internet rules tighten grip without isolating Russia

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RUSSIA

Moves to shield Russia from the global internet.

Social media fragmentation raises disinformation risks

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INT

One driving factor of this risk is that in 2024 over 4 billion people -- around half the world's population -- will be able to vote in elections. These polls will take place at a…