Abstract:

In order to clarify the connotation and governance path of metaverse safety & security and further enrich the theory of metaverse safety & security, the concept of metaverse safety & security was put forward based on a large safety & security pattern, and the basic features of metaverse safety & security were analyzed. Moreover, the governance path of metaverse safety & security was proposed. The results show that metaverse safety & security refers to the state or ability of the metaverse to reshape spatial and temporal stability, social civilization advancement and human well-being enhancement from the influence of unfavorable factors, and it has eight basic characteristics, namely, relativity, complexity, vibration, extensiveness, immediacy, relevance, publicity, and multidimensionality. Metaverse safety & security governance should integrate the development and safety & security of the metaverse, adhere to the principle of joint consultation and sharing, build a "technology-rule-society" trinity of governance models, and strive to enhance the digital safety & security capacity of the metaverse.

Key words: metaverse safety & security, connotation, governance path, safety & security risk, digital safety & security