Campaigners say the avatar of a 21-year-old researcher was sexually assaulted in Meta’s virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. Earlier reports of virtual assaults on avatars and inappropriate “creepy” behaviour prompted Meta to introduce new safeguards into its virtual worlds in February. Personal Boundary prevents avatars from coming within a set distance of each other, making it easier to avoid these unwanted interactions. Why should we be enticed to live in a virtual world ?

