{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/62140ffb0c946100124a80ba?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Metaverse: New frontiers or same old issues? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1643120821245-a4935c7074b087ca8c32436d5542945e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's been billed as the future of the internet. But what exactly is 'The Metaverse'? One Sunday Times journalist takes a journey into the the virtual-reality world. It may be for over-13s, but she found harassment, racism and talk of porn make it scary even for adults.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href=\"https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong>&nbsp;Louise Eccles, Consumer Affairs Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;David Aaronovitch.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Sky News, CNBC, CNET, Meta, WION, Microsoft Ignite.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}