The target allegedly suppressed research on how dangerous her VR headphones were dangerous for children

The target is allegedly suppressed research proposed to children exposed to certain dangers when using their VR headphones, . The current and former employees presented the Congress documents describing incidents in which children were suffocated by adult predators in VR, but they claim that internal reports are regulated to omit the worst of these crimes. The target denied these allegations.

The two of these researchers claim that they met with the German family in which the child under ten approached foreigners online during the use of Meta VR headphones. Some of these strangers reportedly proposed a child sexually. When the employees issued a district report, their head allegedly ordered that the mentioned claims were erased. When the internal report eventually published, he spoke about some parents to fear this type of thing, but did not mention the above incident.

Trows of documents presented to Congress allegedly indicate guidelines from the target of the legal team that point to researchers to avoid collecting children’s data using VR devices. Note suggests that it is “due to regulatory concerns”, probably refers to relegation .

The documents also include employees’ warnings that children under 13 established age limits for the use of VR headphones. However, the target has reduced the minimum age since .

Muta spokesman Dani Ruver said Post If the documents were “lunched together to suit a predetermined and false narrative” and that the company does not prohibit children’s research towards children under 13 years. “We stand by excellent work of our research team and are scared with these wrong tatteristics of the team’s efforts,” she said.

The company did not confirm or deny the events regarding the family in Germany, but said that anecdote was deleted from the official records of the American Federal Law that regulates personal data on child or general data protection (GDPR).

This forbids companies to collect personal data without consent, but researchers held agree with the consent of the child’s mother. They also say that they were given a signed contract from the mother at the beginning of the interview.

The Senate Judicial Subtiture is scheduled to discuss these allegations at the hearing later the week. This special subcommittee examines laws and security regulations.

That was The target opens its Horizon Worlds VR Hangout App for predominants, as long as they receive parental approval. This led to the Judicial Committee to Senate to Design a letter require information on the presence of juveniles on the application and alleged failures of the company .