Meta is opening up Horizon Worlds, its 3D social platform, to users between the ages of 10 and 12. Parents will have a significant amount of control over what experiences their preteens can access.
Meta is opening up Horizon Worlds, its 3D social platform, to users between the ages of 10 and 12, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the rollout, parents will have a significant amount of control over what experiences their preteens can access, and experiences will get age ratings to help parents determine which ones are appropriate for their children. For a preteen to use Horizon Worlds, they’ll have to have a parent-managed Meta account and request access to Horizon Worlds itself.
Meta has a few other protections in place for preteens, too. Voice chat is disabled for Meta accounts managed by parents, though parents can allow voice chat with certain contacts. Preteens will be shown as offline by default unless a parent changes that. And Horizon Worlds’ personal boundary setting will be on for accounts managed by parents to prevent other users from getting too close in virtual space.
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