Facebook owner Meta adds tool to guard against harassment in metaverse

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Facebook's parent Meta Platforms said on Friday it is launching a tool for people using its virtual reality social platforms to maintain personal space boundaries, as concerns have mounted about user safety and sexual harassment in the metaverse. Its new 'personal boundary' tool will make users feel like they have nearly 1.2 meters between their virtual avatar and others when...

Pan Bohang, founder of vHome, a virtual reality social gaming platform, wearing Meta's Oculus VR headset speaks with a user during a virtual gathering, at an office in Beijing, China, January 21, 2022.Facebook's parent Meta Platforms said on Friday it is launching a tool for people using its virtual reality social platforms to maintain personal space boundaries, as concerns have mounted about user safety and sexual harassment in the metaverse.

Facebook Inc changed its name to Meta, and has invested heavily in virtual and augmented reality to reflect its new bet on the metaverse, a futuristic idea of a network of virtual environments accessed via different devices where users can work, socialize and play. Meta said the new tool built on its current "hand harassment measures," where an avatar's hands would disappear if they invaded someone's personal space. It also currently has a "Safe Zone" feature where people can activate a bubble around their avatar if they feel threatened.

 

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