Unable to search users with Braille special character in display name
MrTing
Recently, there have been users using Braille characters in their display name to mask themselves from the search function and perform illicit actions in-game (crashing players, spam, etc). This includes the character "⠋", which can only be found on a user by searching a partial name. For example, someone may appear as "Player" in-game, but their actual display name is "Player ⠋". Searching fails using both the actual search bar in the vrchat.com home and using an API query. Searching via the Unicode shorthand (U+280B) also fails. This is actively being used as an exploit for malicious actions within the game.
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Unicode fax sign (℻, 0x213B) being used to evade Player Search https://vrchat.canny.io/bug-reports/p/unicode-fax-sign-0x213b-being-used-to-evade-player-search
[Security] Create a character whitelist to prevent hiding usernames through unicode characters https://vrchat.canny.io/feature-requests/p/security-create-a-character-whitelist-to-prevent-hiding-usernames-through-unicod
Specific user profile not found by user search https://vrchat.canny.io/website-bug-reports/p/specific-user-profile-not-found-by-user-search
Display an user ID in the menu to make reporting abuse easilier https://vrchat.canny.io/feature-requests/p/display-an-user-id-in-the-menu-to-make-reporting-abuse-easilier