Metaverse Could Upgrade Internet Perversion

With the development of technology, the environments we live in continue to become more and more different. After the first launch of smartphones, people flocked to social media platforms. These platforms, which offer interactive experiences, have become such a big part of our lives that many people need to share every moment of their lives, from what they eat and drink to where they go in and out. It’s also kind of ‘living in social media’ We can say it is.

The virtual universe, which has been on the agenda especially in the last few years, metaverse concept takes this idea of ​​’life in a digital environment’ to another dimension. We can say that the biggest step taken in this direction is the statement made by Facebook that it will change its name to Meta and spend its energy and investments in this field. Although a ‘virtual universe’ may sound like a fascinating idea to many, some serious security problems began to emerge.

Internet perverts may have had their day:

The world’s biggest technology companies such as Microsoft, Google, Apple and of course Meta continue to spend unbelievable money on metaverse projects. This universe where you can play games with other people, meet up, go to the gym or watch a movie with your unique avatar, existing in real life aims to bring all interactive experiences to a virtual environment. This idea also seems to be no different from sci-fi universes.

On the other hand, security and privacy problems within these virtual universes have become more and more evident. Even the aforementioned technology companies have made statements that they are aware of these security problems. Harassment, verbal attacks and insults It has become an integral part of virtual reality games. To prevent these actions, for now almost impossible, because there is no system to record and report the behavior of users. But the real threat is internet perverts this may be due to his entry into virtual universes.

It can feel real:

The fact that users feel completely in a three-dimensional reality in this virtual universe, deviant behavior in the metaverse more dangerous than the internet makes it. A 29-year-old Canadian citizen named Chanelle Siggens says that another male avatar approached and touched her in a virtual reality game she was playing. When you tell the user to withdraw “I do not know. This is the virtual universe. I do what I want” He says he replied.

We cannot say that this kind of deviant behavior has been heard for the first time in the gaming world. In the past days, threats and harassment talk about a female actress came to the fore in Turkey. The factor that will make this threat even more dangerous in the Metaverse is ‘clothing that enhances the perception of reality’ is stated to be. For example, a user named Mari DeGrazia, ‘haptic’ harassed by another user while wearing a tactile virtual reality vest called conveying this feeling states.

Safety threats to children are also of great importance:

In addition, according to experts, security threats are also a big problem for young users. Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCHD) Callum Hood, who works at an organization that monitors verbal attacks in the digital environment, Occulus Quest played from virtual reality headsets VRChat that he supervised his game for a few weeks and only within 11 hours for children more than 100 states that they have detected sexual threats and violence.

Experts state that technology companies should take steps to prevent such problems when investing in these virtual universes. In addition, it is emphasized that application developers should also create mechanisms that control their users. What are your thoughts on this subject? Do you think the metaverse can be turned into a utopian universe in the future? You can share your thoughts in the comments section.