[Link] Being a Facebook Metaverse ‘Community Guide’ Seems Like a Nightmare Job

Read: 16/2/2022 www.vice.com

Imagine you had to moderate a Facebook comment thread, only each commenter was able to come up to you, wave their hands in your face, and scream whatever they want. Peanutbutter sighs loudly and approaches the group of kids.

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[Link] Meta to bring in mandatory distances between virtual reality avatars

Read: 5/2/2022 www.theguardian.com

Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual reality business is to introduce a mandatory distance between people’s digital avatars following warnings that the social media tycoon’s plans for a metaverse will lead to a new wave of online harassment.

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