{"id":13358,"date":"2023-04-18T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scannn.com\/welcoming-teens-to-meta-horizon-worlds-in-the-us-and-canada\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:30:19","slug":"welcoming-teens-to-meta-horizon-worlds-in-the-us-and-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/welcoming-teens-to-meta-horizon-worlds-in-the-us-and-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Teens to Meta Horizon Worlds in the US and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Since launching <\/span>Meta Horizon Worlds<\/span><\/a>, we\u2019ve been amazed by the creativity on display as our community of artists, world builders, and explorers has begun to form. Until now, Worlds has been limited to those 18 and up, but Meta Quest is rated 13+, so we\u2019re excited to begin opening Worlds to teens ages 13 to 17 in the US and Canada in the coming weeks with a robust set of age-appropriate protections and safety defaults. Now, teens will be able to explore immersive worlds, play games like Arena Clash and Giant Mini Paddle Golf, enjoy concerts and live comedy events, connect with others from around the world, and express themselves as they create their own virtual experiences.<\/span>
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<\/span>Teens have already become fans of popular virtual experiences across the industry\u2014this makes it crucial that we build age-appropriate, safe, and positive experiences for them in VR. Doing so is core to our <\/span>responsible innovation principles<\/span><\/a> and our commitment to building safer experiences for young people. That\u2019s why we invested in a number of new safety features including back-end protections and parental supervision tools that allows parents and teens to help manage the experience before making Worlds available to this age group. We\u2019re rolling out to teens slowly, so that we can carefully examine usage and are taking a phased approach before expanding more broadly. We can\u2019t wait to see everything these new members of the community bring to Worlds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Giving Teens Customized Controls with Age-appropriate Settings\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

As we open Worlds to teens, we\u2019re committed to providing them with a safe, age-appropriate experience. W<\/span>e\u2019ve designed and built the teen experience with a robust set of protections and safety defaults, including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n