VR headsets can be fun but the NSPCC warns that for kids they are an 'unregulated space'
The new VR warning comes after newresearch commissioned by the NSPCC showed 71% of the public lack confidence that child safety is a priority in the Metaverse. However, more than one in 5 would buy their child a VR headset if money was no object.
Talk to children about how they use VR. Make sure they know that personal information should not be shared with people they don’t know. 'Parents who may be thinking about purchasing a VR headset for their child this Christmas need to be aware of the risks young users currently face when given access to what, at this stage, is an unregulated world.
'But this responsibility should not just be on parents. Tech companies must do more to ensure the safety of children on existing products as well as for ones they roll out in the future.that accounts for advancements in technology and ensures new devices and platforms are created with child protection at their heart.'have been hearing.
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