Facebook: Virtual or Virtueless reality?

Facebook's ‘metaverse’ sounds like Zoom on steroids, with a touch of magic mushrooms, according to University College Cork Philosophy lecturer, Vittorio Bufacchi, who thinks the social media giant's new virtual ‘reality’ has no virtues

There is growing evidence that Instagram is toxic to young people, especially younger girls and there are serious allegations that Facebook puts profit before safety, even abetting human trafficking. File Photo: AP/Richard Drew

Facebook has announced that they will create 10,000 new jobs in Europe, many of them in Ireland. 

Should we rejoice, or despair? Are we to be grateful to Mark Zuckerberg for creating these jobs, or should we trust our moral compass and feel uneasy?