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Meta lowers the minimum age for its Quest headsets from 13 to 10 - CNN [Tech] (www.cnn.com)

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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.

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[–] NewsUser@fediverse.boo 1 points 1 year ago

@exohuman It’s likely the same reason they “pressured” websites of the early internet implement “age verification.” Like you said, kids are already on these platforms so they aren’t stopping anything. I guess it makes them feel like they are protecting kids from stranger danger.

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