Facebook will be investing billions in the metaverse, a move that sparked a reaction from Roblox management.

The battle over the “metaverse”—a nascent online world where people exist in shared virtual spaces through avatars—is heating up.

Facebook is already making moves to become a metaverse company. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is leading the charge. Roblox could benefit in a world where most people know about the metaverse. In ...