Meta Horizon Worlds beta tester groped by stranger
A beta tester of Meta's new social virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds revealed that her avatar was groped by a stranger , raising questions about the safety of metaverses and of Mark Zuckerberg's much-hyped new business direction. The tester, who later revealed herself as Nina Jane Patel , detailed her experience in a lengthy blog post, describing her treatment as 'horrible' and akin to 'virtual gang rape'. According to the Technology Review , Meta’s internal review of the incident found that the beta tester had not used the platform's 'Safe Zone' tool which enables users to lock themselves in a secure bubble away from other users until they signal they would like to exit it. Shortly afterwards, Meta announced Personal Boundary, a default setting in the Horizon Worlds creation platform and the Horizon Venues live event service that prevents avatars from coming within a set distance of each other, creating more personal space for people and making it easier to avoid unwanted interactions. System 🤖 Horizon Worlds 🔗 Developer: Meta/Quest Country: USA Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts Purpose: Provide virtual social experience Technology: Virtual reality; Safety management system Issue: Safety
- Date it happened
- 2021-12-01
- Organisation involved
- Nina Jane Patel
- Product, system or model
- Horizon Worlds Safe Zone
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