Some apps in the virtual-reality metaverse are "dangerous by design", the NSPCC has warned in response to a BBC News investigation.
A researcher posing as a 13-year-old girl witnessed grooming, sexual material, racist insults and a rape threat in the virtual-reality world.
The children's charity said it was "shocked and angry" at the findings.
The metaverse, owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, is the name given to games and experiences accessed by people wearing virtual reality headsets.
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A researcher posing as a 13-year-old girl witnessed grooming, sexual material, racist insults and a rape threat in the virtual-reality world.
The children's charity said it was "shocked and angry" at the findings.
The metaverse, owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, is the name given to games and experiences accessed by people wearing virtual reality headsets.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
#Metaverse #BBCNews
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