Abstract:
The public sphere, in its simplest form, refers to the space where rational, equal and free
individuals communicate independently of any authority on a political issue.From
Ancient Greek to present, the content of pubcil sphere has changed depending on the
socio-economic conditions and technological developments.Especially the internet
technology that emerged at the end of the 20th century has opened a new topic for public
sphere discussions.Some digital platforms which called new media, are defined as public
sphere because they open the independent public communication to everyone.However,
because of the deficiencies of new media platforms about space and action, the idea of
these platforms cannot be defined as public sphere has also revealed.In this study, the
potential of metaverse which is the one of the most popular new generation internet
platforms, to create a public sphere has been examined and it has been evaluated that
this space can create an alternative to the deficiencies of classical new media platforms
in terms of space and action
