Woman, 21, is 'virtually RAPED' by a stranger in Meta's metaverse app while another user 'watched and passed around a bottle of vodka', report claims

Non-profit organisation called SumOfUs sent a female researcher into Meta's Horizon Worlds app

About an hour into using the platform, her avatar was sexually assaulted
One avatar 'virtually raped' her avatar, while another 'watched'
She did not have the Personal Boundary feature on – a safety tool that's on by default and prevents non-friends from coming within four feet of your avatar

A woman was 'virtually raped' by a stranger in Meta's Horizon Worlds metaverse app while another user 'watched and passed around a bottle of vodka', a new report claims.

About an hour into using the platform, her avatar was sexually assaulted during a 'disorientating and confusing experience'.

The researcher, who is unnamed, said: 'It happened so fast I kind of disassociated. One part of my brain was like wtf is happening, the other part was like this isn't a real body, and another part was like, this is important research.'

Speaking to MailOnline, a Meta spokesperson highlighted that the researcher did not have the Personal Boundary feature on – a safety tool that's turned on by default and prevents non-friends from coming within four feet of your avatar.

'In Horizon Worlds, Personal Boundary is default on at almost 4ft for non-friends to make it easier to avoid unwanted interactions,' the spokesperson said.

'We don't recommend turning off the safety feature with people you do not know.'

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10857551/Woman-21-virtually-RAPED-stranger-Metas-metaverse-app-report-claims

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People are now committing crime on the meta verse

Make una stop to dey make me laugh abeg

Which one is raped on metaverse again?
You will still see #justiceforAvatarNaruto.

Mumu people

Wow.

Augmented reality taking the hit too early — if it is not staged for agenda to agend.

My brother even people who are homeless are rich in metaverse

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My brother even people who are homeless are rich in metaverse

For that guy to be able to afford that gear, he isn't really poor.

Some of these homeless guys overseas just want yo be homeless.