Mark Zuckerberg has already emphasized several times that Facebook has large plans in the areas of VR, AR and connected virtual worlds. In five years, the company will already act primarily for a metaverse company , so the CEO in July. Top Manager Nick Clegg (VP Global Affairs) and Javier Olivan (VP Central Products) have underlined this focus on Sunday with long-term staff plans. In the official Facebook blog, they announced 10,000 jobs across the EU over the next five years. The explanations suggest that a large part of the new employees should work on the creation of the metaver in which the Group sees its long-term future. The company wants to work with governments to find the appropriate people and the right markets . Concerns against a strong dominance in the future metaverse seems to counteract Facebook in the blog post with the following statement: It will not only operate a company s metaverse. As on the Internet, its openness and interoperability will be key functions. To ...