The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has
built a virtual reality
space where its officers can collaborate remotely and train on the metaverse.
The goal is to equip the officers with expertise in the metaverse, giving them a sense of potential crimes and how they could be policed.
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While
the metaverse
is still a nascent technology, there have been several criminal cases in the various virtual worlds.
- Meta’s Horizon Worlds has seen cases of sexual assault for female avatars, despite the platform being limited to the U.S. and Canada.
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Interpol
acknowledges that metaverse crimes are a contentious issue.
- Interpol reportedly struggles to decide whether some virtual crimes fall under current laws.
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Metaverse platforms have been urged to police their spaces.
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Meta
, the Facebook parent, has reportedly no intentions to police its Horizon Worlds or other platforms.
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A corporate accountability group from San Francisco,
Ekō
, advocates stricter metaverse policing.
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