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Disney’s former head of metaverse is out.

Mike White, who Disney appointed last year to oversee its metaverse ambitions, has left the company, according to a report from The Ankler.

While White was reportedly supposed to assume a new role at Disney after the company broke up its metaverse division in March, it appears that never came to fruition.

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