Ex Disney Chair Bob Iger spoke to Sway’s Kara Swisher about various topics, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse. Iger is optimistic about NFTs and the metaverse, which Disney is considering creating. But he is concerned about the potential for toxic behavior in virtual worlds, given the precedent on social media.
Iger was CEO at Disney for 15 years through to 2020 and then retained his role of Chairman until the end of 2021. So the 70-year old has been retired for less than a month. Talking about the metaverse, Iger believes there won’t be a single one, but your avatar will be able to move between them.
However, he’s very concerned about the negative outbursts demonstrated on Twitter, Facebook and other platforms. “Imagine what can happen when you have a much more compelling and immersive and — I’ll call it collective of people or avatars of people in that environment, and what kind of toxic behavior could happen,” said Iger.
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