Exploring the Darkverse: A Multi-Perspective Analysis of the Negative Societal Impacts of the Metaverse

Dwivedi, Yogesh K.; Kshetri, Nir; Hughes, Laurie; Rana, Nripendra P.; Baabdullah, Abdullah M.; Kar, Arpan Kumar; Koohang, Alex; Ribeiro-Navarrete, Samuel; Belei, Nina; Balakrishnan, Janarthanan; Basu, Sriparna; Behl, Abhishek; Davies, Gareth H.; Dutot, Vincent; Dwivedi, Rohita; Evans, Leighton; Felix, Reto; Foster-Fletcher, Richard; Giannakis, Mihalis; Gupta, Ashish; Hinsch, Chris; Jain, Animesh; Patel, Nina Jane; Jung, Timothy; Juneja, Satinder; Kamran, Qeis; Ab, Sanjar Mohamed; Pandey, Neeraj; Papagiannidis, Savvas; Raman, Ramakrishnan; Rauschnabel, Philipp A.; Tak, Preeti; Taylor, Alexandra; Dieck, M. Claudia tom; Viglia, Giampaolo; Wang, Yichuan; Yan, Meiyi

Exploring the Darkverse: A Multi-Perspective Analysis of the Negative Societal Impacts of the Metaverse

Yogesh K. Dwivedi (), Nir Kshetri (), Laurie Hughes (), Nripendra P. Rana (), Abdullah M. Baabdullah (), Arpan Kumar Kar (), Alex Koohang (), Samuel Ribeiro-Navarrete (), Nina Belei (), Janarthanan Balakrishnan (), Sriparna Basu (), Abhishek Behl (), Gareth H. Davies (), Vincent Dutot (), Rohita Dwivedi (), Leighton Evans (), Reto Felix (), Richard Foster-Fletcher (), Mihalis Giannakis (), Ashish Gupta (), Chris Hinsch (), Animesh Jain (), Nina Jane Patel (), Timothy Jung (), Satinder Juneja (), Qeis Kamran (), Sanjar Mohamed Ab (), Neeraj Pandey (), Savvas Papagiannidis (), Ramakrishnan Raman (), Philipp A. Rauschnabel (), Preeti Tak (), Alexandra Taylor (), M. Claudia tom Dieck (), Giampaolo Viglia (), Yichuan Wang () and Meiyi Yan ()
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Yogesh K. Dwivedi: Swansea University
Nir Kshetri: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Laurie Hughes: Swansea University
Nripendra P. Rana: Qatar University
Abdullah M. Baabdullah: King Abdulaziz University
Arpan Kumar Kar: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Alex Koohang: Middle Georgia State University
Samuel Ribeiro-Navarrete: ESIC University
Nina Belei: Radboud University Nijmegen
Janarthanan Balakrishnan: National Institute of Technology
Sriparna Basu: FORE School of Management
Abhishek Behl: Management Development Institute
Gareth H. Davies: Swansea University
Vincent Dutot: EM Normandie Business School
Rohita Dwivedi: Prin. L. N. Welingkar Insititute of Management Development and Research
Leighton Evans: Swansea University
Reto Felix: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Richard Foster-Fletcher: Morality and Knowledge in Artificial Intelligence (MKAI)
Mihalis Giannakis: Audencia Nantes Business School
Ashish Gupta: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Chris Hinsch: Grand Valley State University
Animesh Jain: Government Relations & Policy at MKAI
Nina Jane Patel: Kabuni and University of Reading
Timothy Jung: Manchester Metropolitan University
Satinder Juneja: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Qeis Kamran: Department of International Management
Sanjar Mohamed Ab: Eikonikos
Neeraj Pandey: National Institute of Industrial Engineering
Savvas Papagiannidis: Newcastle University Business School
Ramakrishnan Raman: Pune & Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Philipp A. Rauschnabel: Universität Der Bundeswehr München
Preeti Tak: Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Alexandra Taylor: Manchester Metropolitan University
M. Claudia tom Dieck: Manchester Metropolitan University
Giampaolo Viglia: University of Portsmouth
Yichuan Wang: The University of Sheffield
Meiyi Yan: Film Producer of Jindian Warner Pictures Beijing Co. LTD

Information Systems Frontiers, 2023, vol. 25, issue 5, No 22, 2114 pages

Abstract: Abstract The Metaverse has the potential to form the next pervasive computing archetype that can transform many aspects of work and life at a societal level. Despite the many forecasted benefits from the metaverse, its negative outcomes have remained relatively unexplored with the majority of views grounded on logical thoughts derived from prior data points linked with similar technologies, somewhat lacking academic and expert perspective. This study responds to the dark side perspectives through informed and multifaceted narratives provided by invited leading academics and experts from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. The metaverse dark side perspectives covered include: technological and consumer vulnerability, privacy, and diminished reality, human–computer interface, identity theft, invasive advertising, misinformation, propaganda, phishing, financial crimes, terrorist activities, abuse, pornography, social inclusion, mental health, sexual harassment and metaverse-triggered unintended consequences. The paper concludes with a synthesis of common themes, formulating propositions, and presenting implications for practice and policy.

Keywords: Dark side of the metaverse; Metaverse; Negative consequences; Second life; Unintended consequences; Virtual reality; Virtual world (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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