Researcher says she was virtually assaulted after just one hour in the metaverse

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Researcher says she was virtually assaulted after just one hour in the metaverse
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ICYMI - After only one hour in the metaverse, a female researcher said her avatar was sexually assaulted by another user, while others watched.

described how it took all of 60 seconds before her avatar was harassed, groped and “gang raped” by a group of male-presenting avatars.

While bad behaviour on the internet is nothing new, social virtual reality is different from regular social media because the user is immersed in the virtual world.

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