The EU has fined Meta $1bn after it discovered that the 'Metaverse' did not include the EU, which is against EU regulations.

Somebody in Ireland discovered this fact after an extended drinking binge with VR goggles following La Rochelle's last-minute victory over Leinster in rugby's Heineken Cup final.

EU spokesperson Ursula Von Richthofen, told FNN:

There can be no world in which the EU does not exist otherwise we would all be out of a job. Of course it's OK if the Metaverse does not include Nigel Farage but not if it does not include the EU itself. Vorsprung Durch Teknik!

Australian curmudgeon Bill "Brexit" Heslop commented:

The only reason I'm in the Metaverse is because it doesn't include the EU. Hey Muriel! Fetch me a tinnie. I'm parched.