Facebook risks meta flop, metaverse developers say


FILE PHOTO A 3D printed Facebooks new rebrand logo Meta is placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on November 2 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook risks missing the point of metaverse - and a coming shift in consumers' behaviour - if it fails to permit digital ownership, according to some of the virtual world's pioneers.

The social media giant made waves last month by changing its name to Meta Platforms and announcing a focus on the buzzy "metaverse".

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