Competition/ antitrust in the metaverse

It is worth starting by pointing out the obvious – competition laws will apply to companies operating in the metaverse in the same way that they apply to companies operating in any other industry. Whether a company provides a digital platform, sells consumer products, or builds housing developments, it still has to comply with competition law.

In the eighth article of our series, we focus on the competition law issues which may arise in the metaverse.