Metaverse app allows kids into virtual strip clubs

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A BBC investigation witnesses grooming, sexual material and a rape threat in a virtual reality world.

One man told our researcher that avatars can "get naked and do unspeakable things". Others talked about "erotic role-play".

"This is a product that is dangerous by design, because of oversight and neglect. We are seeing products rolled out without any suggestion that safety has been considered," he said. The safety campaigner explained because VR is so immersive, children actually have to act out sexual movements.Undercover BBC researcher witnesses sexual material, racist insults and a rape threat in metaverse

The music playing in the rooms, which can be controlled by the players, adds to the impression that it is not a space that is suitable for children. She says her research team has found many of their experiences in VR "fun and surreal", but others have been "quite traumatic and disturbing".A group of men surrounded them both and joked about raping them. Ms Allen said she had to step between the men and the child to protect her.

 

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BBCClick * A 'Futurist' in London * The UK had no access to Horizon Worlds * she will have made an effort to do this * why not remove the VR off her head? A 43-year-old from London was gang-raped on Facebook's metaverse platform - 60 minutes after logging on. .

BBCClick DEC 21 2021 Within 60 seconds of joining I was verbally and sexually harassed ££? interviewed by Molly Clayton, at the Mail on Sunday & shared across multiple media outlets Woman gang-raped in metaverse .

BBCClick '... Metaverse app allows kids into virtual strip clubs' The Quest 2 costs £299 Tell me how ' kids ' get access to such expensive stuff Maybe the parents ? .

Facebook was full of nonces from the off.

Just another space to abuse

BBCClick Without wishing to defend Meta-Moneybags, do kids still have parents? Or is parental responsibility just soooo last year ?

Absolutely disgusting and stupid and criminal metpoliceuk gardainfo tusla There is also a huge increase in vtubers online adult creators that 'strip' and preform adult acts using a digital that look young

Awful!!! That won't happen at UMetaWorld because they keep project in order!

this is quite possibly the dumbest article i have read in a while. this is the parent's responsibility; it's like letting your kid on xbox live and freaking out because people are screaming profanities at each other in a pg 13 game.

Crazy!!!

It is facebook mentality meta stuff, what do U expect!

Facebook: 'as it learns how people interact in these spaces' Why do they need to learn? They know already. People will abuse this space just like they abuse every other space.

Or, you know, they could just take the headset off?

The metaverse will be the perfect playground for mental issues and pedophilia to flourish.

Not a concern after NICs. Demand will go up and supply will go down after HCS. I expect Strip Clubs to be fairly expensive Post-HCS. There is nothing that we can do about this. I never considered Virtual Strip Clubs but I think this is still the correct assessment.

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