A Meta user claimed that three to four men harassed her in the virtual platform Horizon Venues. As of the moment, Mark Zuckerberg's tech company is still enhancing its new virtual reality business.
But, it seems like the transition of Facebook to Meta is not doing so well. Recently, Tech Times reported that Meta's Q4 2021 earnings details were released.
The tech firm is not performing well ever since its operations started based on the data. Now, a new issue might further affect Meta, especially since it involves sexual harassment.
Meta User Experiences Virtual Harassment
According to News 18's latest report, Nina Jane Patel, a 47-year-old British woman, claimed she was sexually harassed during her experience in the Horizon Venues, Meta's virtual platform for events.
This photograph taken on October 28, 2021 shows the META logo on a laptop screen in Moscow as Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network. - The new handle comes as the social media giant tries to fend off one its worst crises yet and pivot to its ambitions for the "metaverse" virtual reality version of the internet that the tech giant sees as the future.
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"Within 60 seconds of joining - I was verbally and sexually harassed - 3-4 male avatars, with male voices, essentially, but virtually gang-raped my avatar and took photos," shared Patel via his official blog post.
She added that she tried to get away from the male Meta users. But, they did not allow her to do so. Nina said that they also verbally abused her.
Patel further shared that she tried to enable the offered safety features in Horizon Venues, but she could not activate them since the happening was too fast.
You can visit this link if you want to see more about her negative experience in Meta's Horizon Venues.
Is Meta Doing Something About It?
Business Insider reported that Meta is already investigating the harassment issue that Patel experienced.
The company's spokesperson confirmed this detail, saying that they are sorry about the sexual harassment within Horizon Venues.
He added that they want all their consumers to have a positive experience in Meta's platforms, such as Horizon Venues and Horizon Worlds.
In other news, Meta Express WiFi will soon be removed from the company's offered services.
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Written by: Griffin Davis
