Özet:

Since the beginning of 2020, with the Kovid-19 pandemic experienced around the world, interest in virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies has entered a rapid increase after the famous social media company Facebook introduced the “Meta” application as a VR/AR technology in October 2021. Information technologies are completely changing the modern world, and the digitization of social relations is forcing to drastically transform the landscape of interaction between people, the nature and direction of social reality. This transformation closely affects the penal policies and criminal law approaches of countries. Day by day, we encounter more and more illegal acts that are allegedly committed in VR/AR environments. The development of haptic effects of VR/AR technologies also strengthens the possibility of characterizing the actions committed in these environments as intra-virtual effects. With this article, it is desired to create a discussion on the possible effects of these interactions on criminal law, criminal law philosophy and penology.