Meta wants to insert teenagers into its metaverse

According to the North American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, Meta plans to open Horizon Worlds to teenagers starting in March. According to this Tuesday's publication (7), the newspaper had access to a document entitled “Horizon 2023 Objectives and Strategies”, which contained information about the Goal's objectives for its metaverse.

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Currently, the Horizon Worlds Metaverse is only available for entry to people over 18 years of age, however, taking into account the current state of the internet, leaving out digital natives could make it difficult to popularize the metaverse. Meta's virtual reality social experience, starting in March, wants to bring young people aged 13 to 17 onto the platform.

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Meta's vice president for virtual reality experience, Gabriel Aul, says that these young people are the “true digital citizens of the metaverse”. Company spokesman Joe Osborne told the WSJ that these teens “are already spending time in a variety of VR experiences on Quest, and the company wants to provide a great Horizon Worlds experience with appropriate tools and protections for their needs.” age". Despite stating that the company cares about the content that will be offered to young people, Osborne did not say what will be done to protect these new users.

It is worth remembering that the Meta metaverse is not yet available in Brazil and the entire experience is through your virtual reality glasses Quest.

Meta wants to insert teenagers into its metaverse (Meta Reproduction)
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