June 23, 2023: Children are now permitted to use Meta's Quest virtual reality headset! Can you too? Continue reading to know who can control their access for their security.
The Quest virtual reality headset's minimum age requirement has been dropped from 13year to 10 by social network company Meta.
This means kids under 13 year of age are permitted to use the device.
The US Congress had previously submitted a bill to prohibit minors under 13 from using social media sites. The bill demanded that:
- social media platforms must verify the age of their users,
- advertisements on the basis of computerized recommendations on users under the age of 18 are prohibited,
- users under the age of 18 require parental or guardian consent, and
- users under the age of 13 are prohibited from accessing social media platforms.
A kid's account of the Meta's Quest virtual reality headset must have parental consent, according to Joe Osborne, a representative for Meta. He said that the social media company will only suggest games that are believed to be appropriate for that age range. Additionally, no commercials will be shown to the kids on the device.
Users between the ages of 10 and 12 will have their profile and avatar set to private by default. This implies that without the consent of the youngsters or their parents, no one will be able to track them. Parents will decide whether their kids may download or access an app, according to the Meta blog. Access to these applications may always be blocked by the parents.
According to the blog post, all apps will have a review page that provides a description of the product, information on what data is collected, and how it may be used. The page will have information such as whether the app has social features. It will also display an age rating provided by the IARC, an independent global agency. These pieces of information will help parents decide whether to allow their youngsters to use an application on the Meta Quest Platform.
Meta has considered the children's safety as well. The duration of time a child may engage with the Quest headset each day will be decided by the parents. To keep an eye on what the kids are watching while wearing the headset, parents may also project the virtual-reality content on their phones or TV screens.