Buck, Cicilline Urge Caution With Teen Metaverse Use
Meta should proceed with “extreme caution” if it moves forward with plans to allow teenagers to access its metaverse platform Horizon Worlds, Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colo., and David Cicilline, D-R.I., wrote CEO Mark Zuckerberg Tuesday. “Meta has a long history…
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of prioritizing profits over user safety, especially the safety of some of the most vulnerable -- our youth,” they wrote. “Due to this track record, and the new and alarming harms users have suffered in your virtual platform, we strongly urge the company to institute strong protections for all users and proceed with extreme caution when considering opening the platform to users aged 13 to 17." Meta didn’t comment.