Meta employees allege company suppressed child safety research on VR platforms
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Summary
Meta (formerly Facebook) is accused by current and former employees of suppressing internal research that could have shed light on child safety risks in virtual reality. The company's lawyers allegedly intervened to shape the research findings. The article highlights a specific case where a teenage boy revealed that strangers had sexually propositioned his younger brother (under 10) multiple times on Meta's VR headsets. Meta denies the allegations.
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Her teenage son interjected: He frequently encountered strangers, and adults had sexually propositioned his little brother, who was younger than 10, numerous times.
Meta denies the allegations.
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