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Meta is going to let preteens use Horizon Worlds

Parents will have a significant amount of control over what their preteens can access.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. Meta is opening up Horizon Worlds, its 3D social platform, to users between the ages of 10 and 12, the company announced on Wednesday. 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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