🇧🇧 Barbados will open what could be the world's first metaverse embassy in the platform @decentraland.
🇰🇷 Seoul city aims to create a virtual city hall by 2023 where citizens can meet avatars of public officials and file complaints. 👇 news.trust.org/item/202111251…
🔴 Is joining a metaverse a good idea?
From virtual goods like #NFTs to AI-powered avatars, some tech experts are warning that fast-growing virtual worlds are pushing our digital rights into uncharted territory. news.trust.org/item/202111231…
🤔 Are you planning to experiment with the metaverse?
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🇺🇸 In the U.S., a new war is emerging in classrooms.
🚫 Texas recently banned teaching critical race theory, an academic concept examining how race and racism has shaped society in America.
But it’s not the only state outlawing CRT. Here's what's happening across the nation. 🧵
🔴 Texas
💬 @GovAbbott's Senate Bill 3 came into effect last week. The measure says teachers can't discuss how one race is "inherently superior" or that someone is responsible for past actions of their race.
Students should also not feel "distress on account of... race or sex.”
🔴 Arizona
🚫 In June, a similar law was signed by governor @DougDucey banning teachers from “instruction that presents any form of blame or judgment on the basis of race, ethnicity, or sex.”