Verbal abuse of avatars is causing serious headaches for architects of the metaverse. — AFP Relaxnews
PARIS: Nina Jane Patel felt confined and under threat as the male avatars closed in, intimidating her with verbal abuse, touching her avatar against her will and photographing the incident.
The abuse took place in a virtual world but it felt real to her, and this kind of story is causing severe headaches for architects of the metaverse – the 3D, immersive version of the Internet being developed by the likes of Microsoft and Meta.
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