Social And Ethical Challenges Of The Metaverse

Overview

Authors: Richard Benjamins, Yaiza Rubio Viñuela, Chema Alonso

Publication Date: April 17, 2023

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-023-00278-5

Keywords: Metaverse, ethical and social risks, governance and regulation, privacy and data protection, security and safety, bias, fairness and non-discrimination, decentralization of DAOs, NFTs and digital economy, sustainability

Type: Articles/Reports

Summary

In this whitepaper, we briefly describe what the metaverse is, what technologies are part of its ecosystem, and where it comes from. We then focus on the potential societal/social and ethical risks of the metaverse.