A quick Google search turns up hundreds of news articles. A quick survey of the field suggests those in the know are either bullish of its business potential, skeptical of its possible applications, anxious at the possibility of our world resembling that of "Ready Player One" or concerned about the safety implications of a digital world without guardrails present.
In other words, the metaverse is a complicated subject.
This week, the "In Case You Missed It" crew examines the metaverse from a different perspective: regulatory. A framework published onlineby Bradley Tusk, a political strategist and former deputy governor of Illinois, gives governments some direction on how to approach regulation of the metaverse.
Then the crew discusses the additional funding funneling into rural broadband programs and how the Federal Communications Commission plans to improve accountability for its broadband infrastructure program.
Lastly, the U.S. Justice Department recently announced the launch of a new state data-sharing program seeking to provide aggregated and standardized public safety data to agencies. We break down the benefits having such data could provide.
ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW
- "Regulating the Metaverse(s)"
- "What's New in Civic Tech: FCC Sends $1.2B to Rural Broadband"
- "U.S. Justice Department Launches State Data Sharing Program"
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