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Meta adds personal boundary to VR avatars to stop sexual harassment

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Meta adds personal boundary to VR avatars to stop sexual harassment

The Metaverse may also see people being sexually harassed through virtual avatars, and the social network has now published “personal boundaries” that prevent avatars from staying a certain distance from each other, making it easier to avoid unwanted interactions.

Meta has announced the “personal boundaries” feature of the Horizon​​n Worlds and Horizon​​n Venues virtual reality (VR) systems.

By default, the feature makes it feel like there’s nearly four feet between your avatar and other people.

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“Over time, we will continue to make improvements as we understand how this affects people’s experience,” said Vivek Sharma, vice president of Horizon​​n.

If someone tries to enter your personal border, the system will stop their progress when they reach the border.

“You won’t feel it — there’s no haptic feedback. This builds on our existing hand harassment measures, where the avatar’s hand disappears if they invade someone’s personal space,” Sharma said in a post The blog post said Friday night.

Sharma thinks this will help set a code of conduct — important for a relatively new medium like VR.

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“In the future, we’ll explore the possibility of adding new controls and UI changes, such as letting people customize the size of their personal borders,” he told me.

After a long beta test, Meta has launched Horizon Worlds to the public.

One beta user complained that her avatar was groped by strangers.

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SpiceJet announces 8 new flights to connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad

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SpiceJet announces 8 new flights to connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad

SpiceJet expands its domestic network with 8 new flights that will connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad and also link Ahmedabad with Pune.

SpiceJet is further expanding its domestic network with the launch of eight new flights starting November 15.

In the statement released on Wednesday, the airline announced that these new routes will connect Jaipur with Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad, while also linking Ahmedabad with Pune. This expansion follows the recent launch of 32 new flights in October 2024, including two international flights connecting Delhi with Phuket.

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Last month, SpiceJet also commenced UDAN flights linking Shivamogga in Karnataka with Chennai and Hyderabad, and introduced double daily flights between Chennai and Kochi, enhancing connectivity across key regional and metropolitan cities.

“We are excited to announce the launch of new flights from Jaipur to Varanasi, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad, as well as from Ahmedabad to Pune, providing our passengers with greater flexibility and convenience,” SpiceJet Chief Business Officer Debojo Maharshi said.

“These new flights reflect our commitment to supporting passenger demand across tier-II cities and beyond. With our expanded winter schedule, including international and UDAN routes, we aim to provide our customers with greater convenience, affordability, and seamless travel experiences,” Maharshi added.

SpiceJet will deploy its 78-seater Q400 aircraft in these sectors. Bookings for the new flights are now open and tickets are available at the website of the airline, SpiceJet’s mobile app and through online travel portals and travel agents.

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On Monday, the airline received a significant boost, with Acuite Ratings & Research Limited upgrading its long-term rating by four notches to ‘B ‘ and its short-term rating to A4. The rating agency has also assigned a ‘Stable’ outlook to the airline.

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