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February 21, 2024

The Zuck sets boundaries online so there won't be any (personal) space invaders in the metaverse

Meta has been working on their corporate space in the metaverse called Horizon Worlds.

What's the key learning?

  • Meta's corporate workplace Horizon World now has a personal boundary tool
  • The idea is that the personal boundary tool will help set behavioural norms in the virtual world.

Background: Meta has been working on their corporate space in the metaverse called Horizon Worlds. It's where Meta employees can get together and collaborate in virtual workspaces. 

What happened: We don't really know how Horizon Worlds works. But we now know there's a personal boundary tool, which will make users feel like they've got 1.2 metres between their virtual avatar and others'. 

What else: The idea is that the personal boundary tool will help set behavioural norms in the virtual world...kinda like virtual moderation.

So what's the key learning?

💡Big tech companies have been under pressure to moderate their content in the physical world (ya know, Spotify and Joe Rogan...Facebook and publishers on the site).

💡As the metaverse starts to take shape, this is the first time we're seeing moderation in the virtual world. 

💡Users on VR platforms have been raising alarm bells around abusive behaviour in the metaverse for a while now. But it looks like Meta is (finally) a step ahead of it.

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