Undercover in the Metaverse 👮‍♂️

👀 Have you heard of the new frontier of the internet? 🌐 The metaverse is populated by very real people who can do bad things that have to be caught in the moment. 👮‍♀️🤖

🤔 If you're wondering how that's possible, content moderation company WebPurify has a solution - metaverse content cops. These human moderators go undercover into 3D worlds through a VR headset and interact with users to catch bad behavior 👥 in real time.

❗ According to Ravi Yekkanti, a content moderator working for WebPurify, "not all players behave the way you want them to behave. Sometimes people come just to be nasty." 😞

😯 Moderating behavior in VR is an experience like no other, as Ravi says it feels so real. "You are actually moderating the behavior," he explains. Plus, because you are part of the game, your actions and words can trigger bad behavior in another player. 😱

🤔 What people might not know about this space is the critical role it plays in real-world safety. As Ravi shared, an incident where a content review helped save a kidnapped child made him realize that what he does actually impacts the real world. 🌍

✅ This is why metaverse content cops have arrived. They maintain a cover and act as hosts in the game, while monitoring players to ensure they abide by the guidelines. If a player goes too far, there are consequences, like getting muted, kicked out, or even reported to the client. 👍🏻

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Read the article: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/01/1072463/undercover-in-the-metaverse/

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