Company accused of manipulating virtual reality research as senator attacks Meta’s ‘disgusting web of lies’
A group of six whistleblowers have come forward with allegations of a cover-up of harm to children on Meta’s virtual reality devices and apps. They say the social media company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and offers a line of VR headsets and games, deleted or doctored internal safety research that showed children being exposed to grooming, sexual harassment and violence in its 3D realms.
“Meta knew that underage children were using its products, but figured, ‘Hey, kids drive engagement,’ and it was making them cash,” Jason Sattizahn, one of the whistleblowers who worked on the company’s VR research, said in a statement. “Meta has compromised their internal teams to manipulate research and straight-up erase data that they don’t like.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/08/meta-virtual-reality-whistleblowers
Author : Dara Kerr
Publish date : 2025-09-08 23:42:00
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