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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse

www.theguardian.com

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Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse

www.theguardian.com

Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaigners
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  • snooggums@lemmy.world
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    smuggled into virtual spaces

    Words don’t mean anything anymore.

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    Bigger news to me is that people are using the metaverse.

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      Do they have legs yet? Did they have cigarettes before they had legs?

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        The avatars smoked so we could walk.

    • oni ᓚᘏᗢ@lemmy.world
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      maybe making news of problems that are “happening” in there are a way to, indirectly, trying to tell you “people is using this!! we are not wasted money!! we are relevant!!”

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    Both young people in the metaverse?

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      Thats the thing. Adults talk shit about it. But it’s mostly the younger generations that are active in VR.

      You have your demographics backwards.

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    lol what? I’ve been using VRChat for almost 10 years and I’ve seen maybe 4-5 people with avatars that smoke.

    I’ve never touched Roblox tho… I’m a bit offended that it’s considered a Metaverse.

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    Yeah. I have had a real issue with the kids smoking in my Metaverse based VR app. /s

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    Don’t let small tobacco off the hook! They benefit from this by riding on their larger comrades’ coattails.

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