# Explainer: What is the “metaverse”?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/explainer-what-is-the-metaverse/
- Published: 2021-10-22T10:00:49-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Visitors are pictured in front of an immersive art installation titled “Machine Hallucinations — Space: Metaverse” by media artist Refik Anadol, […] Photo credit: Reuters / Tyrone Siu. Article by Elizabeth Howcroft. Reuters – October 21, 2021. LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) , under fire from regulators and lawmakers over its business practices, is planning to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday. The concept of the metaverse is quickly becoming a buzzword in […] Click here to view original web page at www.reuters.com