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2021-12-18 Cyber

Early tester of Meta's Horizon Worlds metaverse app reveals her avatar was 'GROPED' by a stranger - raising concerns about the safety of the virtual world

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-18 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1769 views ] Top

1 So someone's imaginary computer image 'gropes' someone else's imaginary computer image, and this is a crime of some kind?
Don't video game participants get to pick avatars, and shoot each other or steal their cars or such?

Posted by Glenmore 2021-12-18 01:58|| 2021-12-18 01:58|| Front Page Top

2 I don't give a V-$hit about VR.
We have a real Life, LIVE IT,DO IT, FEEL IT.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-12-18 06:22|| 2021-12-18 06:22|| Front Page Top

3 Fakebook, Insty, Sh!tter, TikTok = a curse on our civilization

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-18 06:27|| 2021-12-18 06:27|| Front Page Top

4 The groping action must be part of the ‘Presidential’ Application Feature built in for VIP customers.

Posted by Airandee 2021-12-18 06:32|| 2021-12-18 06:32|| Front Page Top

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-18 06:52|| 2021-12-18 06:52|| Front Page Top

6 Well now we know why the left and President Biden approves of ~~Second Life~~ Meta so much. They even re-invented the perversions.

Were they in their 'Furry' avatars at the time?

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-12-18 07:12|| 2021-12-18 07:12|| Front Page Top

7 Are the Cuomo brothers already in the metaverse?

Posted by Raj 2021-12-18 09:08|| 2021-12-18 09:08|| Front Page Top

8 Are the Cuomo brothers already in the metaverse?

See #5

Posted by Skidmark 2021-12-18 09:11|| 2021-12-18 09:11|| Front Page Top

9 ReviewTechUSA calls out the bullshit on Jordan Belamire's VR "sexual assault"

Actually, she is not half-bad looking, I'd take a hit at that if I were 35 years younger...

Posted by Oscar Henbane3878 2021-12-18 13:22|| 2021-12-18 13:22|| Front Page Top

10 Kids already see social media as "the real real world." They are stupid. It's shameful that adults will help them carry on that delusion.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-18 13:27|| 2021-12-18 13:27|| Front Page Top

11 But when have you ever seen a lawyer pass up unploughed ground?

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-18 13:29|| 2021-12-18 13:29|| Front Page Top

12 So, how does the feedback to the user on getting groped work? Is there a 'hand' attachment to the visors which grabs, pinches, twists and penetrates?
These are the same people who get off on virtual sex.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-12-18 13:35|| 2021-12-18 13:35|| Front Page Top

13 Think about it. Someone had to code it. It didn't self-generate.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-18 14:00|| 2021-12-18 14:00|| Front Page Top

14 All Meta employees are virtual rape conspirators. Don't hold your breath waiting for them to do the right thing and hara-kiri the company.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-18 14:02|| 2021-12-18 14:02|| Front Page Top

15 God gave us free will so we could decide for ourselves to not do awful things. Those who can't make that choice go to Hell.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-18 14:05|| 2021-12-18 14:05|| Front Page Top

16 Ohhhh. #3 blasphemed against the gawd of the innertubes. Where's the mod who lokes to get foamed about that?

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-18 14:15|| 2021-12-18 14:15|| Front Page Top

17 Amazing. Nearly 2022 and somebody is new to the internet.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-12-18 14:44|| 2021-12-18 14:44|| Front Page Top

18 VR can't take the place of comix... if you deny the Orcs their comix, untoward results may result.

A man in Florida was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly beating his infant son to death out of frustration and anger because taking care of the baby forced the 26-year-old to cancel a weekend trip to Comic-Con.

An Alachua County grand jury returned a true bill indicting Keyshawn Wanya Bailey on one count each of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, child abuse, and child neglect for allegedly killing his 8-month-old son last month, the Office of the State Attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit announced Tuesday.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-18 15:14|| 2021-12-18 15:14|| Front Page Top

19 Did she forget her virtual rape whistle?

Come on chicky, this is basic D&D questing - if you don't have it, you don't have it.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-12-18 15:45|| 2021-12-18 15:45|| Front Page Top

20 "I went into a sleazy bar....and was shocked it was full of sleazy people!"

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-12-18 15:54|| 2021-12-18 15:54|| Front Page Top

21 Could be worse. If (when) Fakebook adds a VR Sniff-O-Rama virtual-olfactory experience, the maiden can look forward to a close encounter with Brandon. Hands on shoulders, snout in her hair, tiny prod against her backside...

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-18 16:39|| 2021-12-18 16:39|| Front Page Top