The creator of the Apple iPod warns that the nascent online metaverse threatens to harm human society interaction and create more online toxicity. “We don’t need any more technology,” said Tony Fadell.
BBC News reports that Tony Fadell, creator of Apple’s iPod, is discussing the future of Facebook’s metaverse (now known as Meta) and the dangers of online trolling on the platform.
Fadell said that working exclusively in a virtual environment takes away the ability to “look at someone else’s face.” “If you put technology between human connections, it’s toxic,” he added.
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Fadell said the technology behind the metadatabase deserves attention, but is concerned about the social impact the platform may have. “When you try to have social interaction and social connection, when you can’t see other people’s faces, when you can’t see their eyes, you don’t really have a humane form of communication,” Fadell said.
“It gets rid of the middlemen and at this point you have the ability to create more trolls, people hiding behind people and using this to their advantage to get attention. We need to regain control of that human connection, we don’t need any more technology between us,” he added.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the metaverse would be “the incarnation of the internet where you can access content instead of just browsing”, adding that people shouldn’t live in “little bright rectangles” like their phones.
Fadell noted that this is not the first time she has been concerned that online anonymity could lead to harassment and abuse. “We had the same problem with text comments and blogs, we had the same problem with video, now we’re going to live in the metaverse,” he said.
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