{"id":59712,"date":"2022-05-17T21:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=59712"},"modified":"2022-05-17T19:22:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T11:22:40","slug":"parental-control-metaverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/parental-control-metaverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Controls in The Metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the company formerly known as Facebook rebranded itself as Meta<\/a>, the Metaverse has been their big focus. The idea behind the Metaverse is an interactive virtual space, a world within our own, complete with its own lands and real estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But will these spaces be safe for children?<\/p>\n

New technologies have been served to children without pause for research to indicate the psychological safety of these tools. It\u2019s the wild west when it comes to technology, and the Metaverse is the new frontier. The onus is on parents, then, to keep children safe as these virtual spaces become more a part of our children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

So, what kind of parental controls will you have access to in the Metaverse? This question is particularly difficult to answer since the Metaverse is a term coined by sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson in 1992 and envisioned in many different forms.<\/p>\n

For this article, we\u2019ll explore the Metaverse as Meta intends it \u2013 a singular immersive virtual platform managed by Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s company.<\/p>\n

In this context, here\u2019s what you might expect of parental controls in the Metaverse as the technology may or may not come to define the next decade.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tA Look Into The Metaverse \u2013 Explanation and Examples<\/span><\/a>\n
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