Metaverse: Young Digital Natives

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Meta Horizon Worlds Has Been Taken Over by Children

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VR virtual worlds like Horizon Worlds are populated primarily by kids.

Kids are wowing, laughing, jumping, tossing digital objects, shouting everything from high-pitched shrieks to racial slurs.

This cultural shift is only growing more acute as the prices of VR headsets continue to drop.

The Quest headset costs $ 300 , which is about the cheapest way to get into VR right now.

Horizon Worlds has adult fans, and in their eyes, the kids are not alright.

But the metaverse also has an underbelly, and while it may look like a cartoon wonderland, you're bound to see the seedy side of humanity emerge.

Online services designed specifically for kids should be built for kids from the ground up.

Even services that focus on kids can run into problems.

Roblox recently announced that in response to accusations of child abuse on its platform, it will start restricting younger users ( age 13 and under) from social hangout spaces that have not been monitored or rated for the content.

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