Experts worry about children’s safety on Facebook’s ‘metaverse’

By Brenda Ruiz
Everything you need to know about the metaverse
Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces their new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg talked up his latest passion — creating a virtual reality "metaverse" for business, entertainment and meaningful social interactions. Eric Risberg / AP Photo
Everything you need to know about the metaverse
Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces their new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg talked up his latest passion — creating a virtual reality "metaverse" for business, entertainment and meaningful social interactions. Eric Risberg / AP Photo

Experts worry about children’s safety on Facebook’s ‘metaverse’

By Brenda Ruiz
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Children aren’t allowed to join some virtual reality apps in the metaverse, but that’s not stopping them from entering the metaverse.

Reset hears more about the risks children face in the largely self-moderated world and what the online forum can do to protect them.

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