06/07/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 5 July, the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) published a report recommending caution in the regulation of virtual worlds. As the European Commission presents its legislative proposal on virtual worlds on 11 July, the authors of the document first call for “the adoption of a functional definition that focuses on the characteristics of virtual worlds” and for “the promotion of standards, in particular through the definition of open standards”. The co-authors also argue that the “development of environmentally-friendly technologies” should be encouraged. Legislators should also draw on the technological tools developed by industry players, in particular the settings that make it possible to hold users responsible for the actions of their avatars right from the design stage of the virtual world. See the document: https://aeur.eu/f/7y9 (TM)