Democratic senators are calling on Meta to stop its plan to release a metaverse app to teens because of the company’s past failures to protect children
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg should halt the company’s plan to release its fledgling Horizon Worlds metaverse app to teens ages 13 to 17, according to a letter to him sent Thursday from two U.S. senators.
“In light of your company’s record of failure to protect children and teens and a growing body of evidence pointing to threats to young users in the metaverse, we urge you to halt this plan immediately,” the letter from Sens. Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal wrote.
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