Facebook plans to hire 10,000 individuals in EU to work on metaverse
Facebook is planning to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a so-called metaverse.
In order to construct a so-called metaverse, Facebook plans to hire 10,000 individuals in the European Union.
A metaverse is a virtual world where people can play games, work, and communicate using virtual reality headsets.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has been a strong proponent of the idea.
The announcement comes as Facebook struggles to recover from a catastrophic scandal and faces rising calls for regulation to limit its power.
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“The metaverse has the potential to open up new creative, social, and economic possibilities. And it will be shaped by Europeans from the start “In a blog post, Facebook stated.
“Highly specialized engineers” will be among the new jobs generated during the next five years.
According to Facebook, investing in the EU provided many benefits, including access to a big consumer market, world-class colleges, and high-quality talent.
One of Facebook’s top aims is the creation of the metaverse.
Despite a history of acquiring competitors, Facebook maintains that the metaverse “will not be developed overnight by a single corporation” and has pledged to collaborate.
It recently funded $50 million (£36.3 million) in non-profit organizations to assist “responsibly build the metaverse.”
However, it believes that the actual metaverse concept will take another 10 to 15 years to develop.
Some opponents believe the company’s current announcement is intended to repair its reputation and shift attention away from a slew of devastating controversies in recent months.
Whistleblower Frances Haugen, who worked as a product manager on Facebook’s civic integrity team, revealed some of this.
According to Facebook’s internal research, Instagram, which it owns, has a negative impact on teenagers’ mental health. When it was indicated that Facebook was a “toxic” site for many teenagers, Facebook did not reveal its findings.
