33 See: Lucy A. Sparrow, Madeleine Antonellos, Martin Gibbs, and Michael Arnold. “From ‘Silly’ to ‘Scumbag’: Reddit Discussion of a Case of Groping in a Virtual Reality Game Lucy A. Sparrow.”
Retrieved from: http://www.digra.org/wp-content/uploads/digital-library/DiGRA_2020_paper_272.pdf
See also: “Between sexual harassment and discomfort, Facebook’s metaverse already a toxic place for women,” December 18, 2021: “Section 222-16
Version in force since August 01, 2020: Repeated malicious telephone calls, repeated sending of malicious messages sent by electronic communications or sound attacks with a view to disturbing the tranquility of others are punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.When committed by the spouse or partner or partner linked to the victim by a civil pact of solidarity, these acts are punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros.Retrieved from: https://www.archysport.com/2021/12/between-sexual-harassment-and-discomfort-facebooks-metaverse-already-a-toxic-place-for-women-release/
See also: Koster, Ralph. “Declaring the Rights of Players.”
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34 “Apple iPod creator warns the metaverse will encourage trolls,” BBC News, 13 May 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61423268
35 Miller, April. “What Does the Metaverse Mean for the Future of Energy Consumption?," Earth.org, 10 May 2022. Retrieved from: https://earth.org/metaverse-energy-consumption/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202019%20study,would%20be%20through%20the%20roof.
36 Nayar, Jaya. “Not So “Green’ Technology: The Complicated Legacy of Rare Earth Mining,” Harvard International Review, 12 August 2021. Retrieved from: https://hir.harvard.edu/not-so-green-technology-the-complicated-legacy-of-rare-earth-mining/
37 Ibid
38 Chen, Americana. “How “GREEN” is the METAVERSE? The two sides of the environmental impact of the metaverse,” Geek Culture, 15 January 2022. Retrieved from: https://medium.com/geekculture/how-green-is-the-metaverse-the-two-sides-of-the-environmental-impact-of-the-metaverse-6a35913fd329
39 “14.9 million excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, Press Release, The World Health Organization, 5 May 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2022-14.9-million-excess-deaths-were-associated-with-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-2020-and-2021
40 “Number of civilian casualties in Ukraine during Russia's invasion verified by OHCHR as of May 9, 2022,” Statistica. Retrieved from: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293492/ukraine-war-casualties/
41 Clarke, Laurie: “Can we create a moral metaverse?,” The Guardian, 14 May 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/14/can-we-create-a-moral-metaverse
42 “Refugees fleeing Ukraine (since 24 February 2022),” Operational Data Portal: Ukraine Refugee Situation. Retrieved from:
43 Fataar, Leila, “A BRUTALLY HONEST CONVERSATION ON THE METAVERSE,” @Highsnobiety, 1 March 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/fashion-metaverse-analysis/
44 Scheirer, Jason. “Companies Are Spending Billions on a Metaverse That Makes No Sense,” Bloomberg, 11 February 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-02-11/the-metaverse-makes-no-sense-and-here-s-why
45 Reguerra, Ezra. “Google Trends data reveals that no one cares about the metaverse or NFTs in 2022,”
42 “Refugees fleeing Ukraine (since 24 February 2022),” Operational Data Portal: Ukraine Refugee Situation. Retrieved from:
43 Fataar, Leila, “A BRUTALLY HONEST CONVERSATION ON THE METAVERSE,” @Highsnobiety, 1 March 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/fashion-metaverse-analysis/
44 Scheirer, Jason. “Companies Are Spending Billions on a Metaverse That Makes No Sense,” Bloomberg, 11 February 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-02-11/the-metaverse-makes-no-sense-and-here-s-why
45 Reguerra, Ezra. “Google Trends data reveals that no one cares about the metaverse or NFTs in 2022,” Cointelegraph, 4 March 2022. Retrieved from: https://cointelegraph.com/news/google-trends-data-reveals-that-no-one-cared-about-metaverse-or-nfts-in-2022
46 Scheirer, Jason. “Companies Are Spending Billions on a Metaverse That Makes No Sense,” Bloomberg, 11 February 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-02-11/the-metaverse-makes-no-sense-and-here-s-why
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