The Sandbox co-founder wants to defend metaverses against Big Tech
Big Tech has a monopoly in Web 2.0, something Web 3.0 technologies, such as the metaverse and crypto, are trying to break. The Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget wants to defend the metaverse from Big Tech giants aiming to make a foray into the nascent market. In a recent interview, Borget said that he is not very keen on Big Tech companies such as Meta joining the metaverse. He explained further that major technology companies could threaten the decentralization of the metaverse as their business model goes against it.The Sandbox co-founder went on to add that it’s not about the....
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