Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans to lower the recommended age for using its Quest headset to 10 from 13, the company said in a blog post on Friday, a move that could set off new privacy and safety concerns with parents and global watchdogs.
The company is discussing its plans with regulators, two people with knowledge of Meta's conversations said, and is trying to assuage immediate concerns over whether younger children using the headset could be subject to greater risk.
Facebook owner wants preteens to step into virtual reality with its Quest headset - ABC News
The corporate parent of Facebook and Instagram plans to open a digital gateway for kids as young as 10 years old to enter virtual reality through the Meta Quest headset, despite rising concerns about children spending too much time on social media
The move to lure preteens into a virtual world filled with digital avatars and other technological fabrications comes just weeks after U.S.
Meta lowers the minimum age for its Quest headsets from 13 to 10 - CBS San Francisco
MENLO PARK - Facebook-parent Meta plans to lower the minimum age for its virtual reality headsets from 13 years old to 10 years old, despite pressure from lawmakers not to market its VR services to younger users.
Parents will be able to set up accounts for children as young as 10 years old on Meta's Quest 2 and Quest 3 headsets starting later this year, the company said in a blog post Friday.
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