Police are investigating a virtual sexual assault of a girl’s avatar, the chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners has said.

Donna Jones said she had learned that a complaint was made in 2023, triggering a police inquiry.

The virtual incident did not result in physical harm but caused “psychological trauma”, the Daily Mail has reported a source as saying. Police chiefs have called on platforms to do more to protect their users.

The impact of the attack on the girl’s avatar was said to be heightened because of the immersive nature of the VR experience.

  • FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    No, as stated I’m talking specifically about the most popular headsets made by Meta. I believe Pico and WMR headsets have the same system in place but I haven’t used either in a while, WMR is being canned so not really relevant.

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      6 months ago

      Okay, but this is about establishing a legal framework. If there was a legal framework requiring a block and report button on every VR gaming system, perfect.