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The Metaverse needs checks: we begin to see the first crimes

Although virtual, augmented reality is still a reality and the word itself says so. As such we cannot think that the Metaverse is devoid of the problems of the real reality that we live every day. One of the worst social plagues is that ofaggression to other people, as well as the Bullying and crimes of this nature. According to what we learn from South China Morning Post, these "crimes" already exist within the virtual world. Do we have to start moving already?

Some users of the Metaverse have already talked about sexual assault in virtual reality. Is there already a need for checks and patrols?

Virtual police may need to patrol the metaverse to protect users from abuse, according to human trafficking expert Matthew Friedman. According to him, they must be implemented measures of safeguard to prevent vulnerable individuals from being harassed or pushed into exploitative situations. For these worlds to be safe, he says, online police may need to patrol environments and detect human rights violations before addressing the abusers in real life.

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Friedman is currently CEO of The Mekong Club, association that fights human trafficking in Asia. According to him, it is essential that organizations like him are able to help companies like Meta e Microsoft in the creation of virtual worlds. The Mekong Club has already used virtual reality to allow people to have an open view of sex crimes.

Earlier this year, a woman recounted a harrowing experience in VR which made her feel violated and insecure. In a Medium blog post last year, Nina Patel, 43, describes how she was "verbally and sexually harassed"In the Facebook metaverse. Her avatar, made to mirror how she looks in real life, was quick surrounded by three or four avatars male, with male voices.

We therefore ask ourselves: even in a reality that should naturally be more protected do we need regulations? It is normal for an abuse in the metaverse to have repercussions even in real life especially from a psychological point of view.

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Gianluca Cobucci
Gianluca Cobucci

Passionate about code, languages ​​and languages, man-machine interfaces. All that is technological evolution is of interest to me. I try to divulge my passion with the utmost clarity, relying on reliable sources and not "on the first pass".

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