Businesses nationwide are scrambling to gain a toehold in the metaverse. Some psychologists and mental health experts say that’s dangerous, especially for kids.
for reporting abuse and blocking other users. VRChat did not immediately respond to CNBC Make It's request for comment.
"Virtual reality really does need a lot of safety built in from the start, because you can't search [the metaverse] for hate or sexual abuse," he says."You can't. It happens in an instant [and] there's nothing you can do." But Rizzo and Prinstein agree the onus is on tech companies to prioritize the safety of their users over their own incentive to turn a profit.
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