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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

Cyberbullying in the Metaverse

Utsav Upadhyay, Alok Kumar, Gajanand Sharma, Brij B. Gupta, Wadee Alhalabi, Varsha Arya, Kwok Tai Chui

Journal of Global Information Management · 2023

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Summary

This paper examines cyberbullying as an emerging challenge within metaverse platforms, where anonymity and distinct social norms create heightened risks for harassment and psychological harm. The authors argue for the development of safer digital cultures and detection and prevention strategies within virtual reality social systems. The work appears positioned as a conceptual or narrative treatment of the problem rather than an empirical study.

UK applicability

The findings regarding metaverse cyberbullying risks and the need for prevention frameworks are geographically non-specific and potentially applicable to UK users and platforms. However, the abstract provides no concrete UK policy or practice recommendations.

Key measures

Not applicable — the abstract does not describe specific metrics or measured variables.

Outcomes reported

The paper does not report empirical measurements or outcomes. It addresses the problem of cyberbullying in the metaverse and discusses the need to establish safer digital cultures and prevention mechanisms.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Other
DOI
10.4018/jgim.325793
Catalogue ID
SNmojg02wr-fktghe

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