Metaverse Risks and Harms Among US youth: Experiences, Gender Differences, and Prevention and Response Measures post thumbnail

Metaverse Risks and Harms Among US youth: Experiences, Gender Differences, and Prevention and Response Measures

Research indicates that participation in metaverse environments and with virtual reality(VR) is increasing among younger populations, and that youth may be the primarydrivers of widespread adoption of these technologies. This will more readily happenif their experiences are safe, secure, and positive. We analyze data from a nationallyrepresentative sample of 5005, 13- to 17-year-olds in the […]

VR and Metaverse Safety: Top Ten Tips for Parents post thumbnail

VR and Metaverse Safety: Top Ten Tips for Parents

(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click on the image above [or click here]). We have all been hearing about the metaverse much more frequently over the last few years, and consideration of its promises and perils has picked up tremendous pace in recent months. It is being designed by multiple […]

Child Grooming and the Metaverse – Issues and Solutions post thumbnail

Child Grooming and the Metaverse – Issues and Solutions

Arguably one of the biggest concerns of the metaverse, especially to law enforcement, parents, guardians, and caregivers of children, is the potential for pedophilia, online grooming, and child sexual exploitation. To be sure, the media is quick to focus on this hazard with any new environment (offline or online) that allows for adults and youth […]

The Metaverse: Opportunities, Risks, and Harms post thumbnail

The Metaverse: Opportunities, Risks, and Harms

We have all been hearing about the metaverse much more frequently over the last few years, and consideration of its promises and perils has picked up tremendous pace in recent months. It is being designed by multiple companies to further connect us to each other and to the experiences we love. And it’s doing so […]