Police are investigating a complaint that a 16-year-old British girl was gang-raped in a virtual reality game by Meta company. This was the first case of virtual gang rape reported in Metaverse
Horizon Worlds meta:
Currently, more virtual gaming software is developed by various companies, one of those virtual reality gaming system is Horizon Worlds. Meta Horizon Worlds is a free virtual reality, online video game with an 
integrated game creation system developed and published by Meta Platforms. On this multi-player virtual platform, players move and interact with each other in various worlds that host events, games, and social activities. This online game is played through virtual reality handsets and has been developed to provide real experiences.
Sexual Assault in Virtual Reality Game:
According to the British police, the girl was sexually assaulted by some of the people participating in the game and suffered a lot of psychological damage.
The police say that the girl was not physically harmed, but the girl suffered more mental damage and the law considers this issue important.
British Home Secretary James Cleaver has been charged with sexual assault of a child. He said that attention should be given to this problem and emphasized that such crimes should not be underestimated.
It is said that this is the first time that such crimes are taking place in the virtual game called Horizon worlds of Meta company and this is the first time that legal action has been taken.
Meta has expressed its regret over the incident and said “The kind of behavior described has no place on our platform, which is why for all users we have an automatic protection called personal boundary, which keeps people you don’t know a few feet away from you,” a Meta spokesperson said.
not only physical harassment but also psychological harassment has a big impact on the minds of people. nowadays kids are more attracted to video games and virtual realities so it is our responsibility to make a safe environment for them. Clear rules and regulations should be followed and implemented soon for the increased virtual crime against kids…
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