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Confronting The Dark Side of the Metaverse: A Vision of Criminal Punishment for Safeguarding Metaverse Users

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The emergence of the metaverse has unprecedented prospects for engaging users via virtual realms. However, the crimes also manifest in the metaverse. This paper intends to examine the philosophies of punishment and explore strategies for addressing crimes in the metaverse. We further discuss principles considering metaverse crime, types of sanctions, and purposes of punishment in our proposed strategies.

DOI: 10.1145/3698387.3699999

Authors: Chan-In Sio, Wang Xian, Lik-Hang Lee

Institution: Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Language: English

Topic: Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4403728459

FWCI: 0.401

Cites: 15

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10