Roskomnadzor Scientific Technical Center, the federal agency responsible for monitoring mass media in Russia, has issued a warning regarding Metaverse. In the report, statements were made that Metaverse could enable illegal activities.
Roskomnadzor Scientific Technical Center has released a report assessing the potential risks and possibilities of VR spaces where people can interact across national borders.
The report stated that the metaverse poses a danger of being used in illegal transactions in cryptocurrency, including trade between people of different nationalities that may violate border regulations.
The authors contend that sandboxes will be a growing area for the drug trade or the trafficking of other prohibited substances.
Potential Risks of Virtual Reality Assessed
The published report also addressed concerns about the consequences of virtual interaction on human behavior. The report included the following explanations on the subject;
“The transformation of perception due to inclusion in the Metaverse will have a meaningful cultural impact on society and will change social behavior, including downplaying moral and ethical norms due to the use of a virtual avatar.”
They warned that this could particularly affect children, the most vulnerable group in the new metaverse.
In addition to assessing the potential risks of virtual reality, the report provides an overview of the possibilities, including the growth of new marketplaces, such as the growing demand for video games and forms of online entertainment.
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