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Metaverse will still need real-world laws
Potential challenges include market dominance, identity theft, harassment such as virtual 'groping'.
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As the metaverse develops, issues such as privacy concerns may arise.
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Benjamin Wong
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It's the new "world" everyone is talking about - the metaverse. It is envisaged to be an interconnected network of virtual spaces.
Users will be able to seamlessly "port" their digital identities from space to space. Some virtual spaces will feature "avatars" that are visual representations of individual users in those virtual spaces.
