Governing Social Virtual Reality

Dr Joanne E. Gray is a Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Chief Investigator at the International Digital Policy Observatory, and Commissioning Editor of the journal Policy & Internet. Dr Marcus Carter is a Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and holds an ARC Future Fellowship on ‘The monetisation of children in the digital games industry’. Dr Ben Egliston is a Lecturer in Digital Cultures and holds an ARC DECRA Fellowship on ‘Paying and playing: Assessing and regulating digital games-as-a-service’.

Part I: What needs governing?.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Content Harms in Social VR: Abuse, Misinformation, Platform Cultures and Moderation.- Chapter 3: Conduct Harms in Social VR: Embodied Harassment, Gender-Based Harm and Toxic Cultures.- Chapter 4: Children and Social VR: Physiological, Psychological and Social Harms.- Part II: How do we govern?.- Chapter 5: Designing for Safety, Privacy and Inclusivity in Social VR.- Chapter 6: Trust and Safety in Social VR: Current Industry Practices.- Chapter 7: Regulating Social VR: Limitations and Tensions in Global Policy and Governance.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.