... The technologies underlying the metaverse are still in development and there should be a balance between “regulating and over-regulating to the point where emerging technologies are stifled,” said Joan O’Hara, vice president for public policy at the XR Association, an industry group that represents Meta, Microsoft, Google, Sony and others.
Unlike the previous generation of technologies, when the tech industry began engaging with Congress only after evidence of privacy invasion and disinformation campaigns had done damage, companies are now engaging lawmakers during metaverse development, so “that’s a positive,” O’Hara said. ...
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