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May 3, 2023

Can France save the metaverse?

It’s actually only the French metaverse if it’s created in the metaverse region of France. Otherwise, it’s a sparkling virtual world

Éanna Kelly

3 min read

The metaverse: a briefly popular oddity from primordial times (2022) that promptly died in the water. 

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Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse selfie in front of poorly rendered versions of the Eiffel Tower and the Sagrada Familia
Oh no, not this: an early version of Zuckerburg's metaverse vision
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Macron’s metaverse avatar compared with UK politician Matt Hancock’s avatar. Only one had a tweak to their hairline
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Éanna Kelly

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