EU's Vestager says scrutiny of competition in metaverse already needed.

Metaverse Needs Regulatory Scrutiny, Says EU Antitrust Chief

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has said that metaverse is the next digital market to attract regulatory scrutiny.

Vestager said in a conference that it is the right time to ask what heathy competition would look like in the metaverse.

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According to the regulator, there's a much wider political debate that digital markets need careful attention.

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