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Meta reportedly suppressed research about how dangerous its VR headsets are for kids


Meta reportedly suppressed data regarding the dangers of its VR headsets, like the Quest line. Current and former staffers are speaking to Congress.

Current and former employees have presented documents to Congress that describe incidents in which children were groomed by adult predators in VR, but allege that internal reports were edited to omit the worst of these offenses. The trove of documents presented to Congress reportedly indicate guidance from Meta's legal team instructing researchers to avoid collecting data about children using VR devices. This led the Senate Judiciary Committee to pen a letter demanding information as to the presence of minors on the app and the company's alleged failures to protect the privacy and safety of children.

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