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Can Facebook Own The Metaverse?

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Today – is Facebook’s name change, a sudden ploy – or a long-term strategy? 

And what exactly is the Metaverse, and can Facebook control it? It’s a complicated story, but an important one.  I’m Steven Rosenbaum, On Future Forward, can Facebook own the next internet? And I’m Alexa Scordato, let’s launch – 

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