Distances between virtual reality avatars must be enforced, according to Meta.
Meta to bring in mandatory distances between virtual reality avatars After worries that Mark Zuckerberg's ideas for a metaverse will lead to a fresh wave of online harassment, the social media tycoon's virtual reality company is introducing a mandatory barrier between people's digital avatars. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is betting a multimillion-dollar wager on virtual reality as his empire's next source of development, but his strategy has already been hampered by concerns that virtual worlds are riddled with abuse. A user testing Horizon Worlds, a virtual reality software owned by Zuckberg's Meta company, complained of being groped online and requested a protective bubble around their avatar, or digital image of oneself, in December. "Sexual harassment is no laughing matter on the conventional internet, but being in VR adds another dimension that intensifies the experience," the individual explained. On Friday, Meta announced the addition of pers