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30th May 2022
11:35am BST
Credit: SumOfUs - Screenshot taken from the video clip captured while in Horizon Worlds.[/caption]
The researcher says she was invited to a private party earlier this month and after entering the same room, was asked to disable a personal boundary safety setting that prevents others from getting within four feet of other people.
In a video of the incident, her avatar is seen having a bottle shoved in her face as people make remarks like, "you're gonna need more this, shorty" and "hey, a free show".
In addition to the virtual assault, the nonprofit's social media accounts detailed a widespread culture of inappropriate behaviour, which included "rampant sexual, homophobic and racist comments".
https://twitter.com/SumOfUs/status/1529129978062848001?s=20&t=KlKIVVFgAbk3exq_FEVWEw
This isn't the first time this type of incident has been reported. In January a woman said she was "virtually gang-raped" within 30 seconds of entering the metaverse and people have been calling for more moderation and safeguarding measures for those using the service with further reports of child accounts being allowed to enter virtual strip clubs.
Mark Zuckerberg is said to have lost billions following Facebook's transition to Meta.
