Move follows warnings Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for metaverse could lead to increased online harassment
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Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual reality business is to introduce a mandatory distance between people’s digital avatars after warnings that the
Social Media tycoon’s plans for a metaverse will lead to a new wave of online harassment.
Zuckerberg, the founder of
Facebook, is making a multibillion-dollar bet on VR as the next source of growth for his empire but his strategy has already been dogged by warnings that virtual worlds are rife with abuse.