Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse is becoming more and more like real life, with similar problems. A beta tester claims she experienced humiliating sexual harassment while using the Meta platform.
Meta's Horizon Worlds launched this week in the US and Canada, giving users the opportunity to spend time in an animated virtual world with avatars of real people.
One female tester reported a less-than-pleasant experience in the virtual space. She said that her avatar was "groped" by a stranger without her permission.
Sexual harassment exists on the Internet, but in VR it feels much more real. Not only was I groped, but there were also those who supported this behavior.”
Vivek Sharma, Meta’s vice president for Horizon, expressed regret over the unpleasant incident. He believes the tester should have used the Horizon security tool to block the arrogant stranger. An internal review agreed with this, suggesting that she may have activated the "Safe Zone" and enclosed her avatar in a protective bubble to protect herself from the insolent user. This experience made developers think about new ways to protect users from harassment.
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