Meta Expands Horizon Worlds to Mobile and Web Platforms
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expanded the metaverse Horizon Worlds from virtual reality headsets to mobile devices and computers. In a recent blog post, the 3D avatar-based social platform announced the early access rollout of its first Meta Horizon world to mobile and web platforms. The initial ...
Horizon Worlds’ Daily User Count Revealed: Concerns Raised About Underage Access
The number of daily users in the Horizon Worlds meta-universe developed by Meta is now just 900 people. This was revealed by YouTube blogger Jarvis Johnson. Meta claimed that Horizon Worlds, which is valued at $36 billion, is visited by at least 200,000 users a month. And CEO Mark Zukerberg ha ...
Meta Aims to Revive Interest in Meta-Universe with Educational Focus
The parent company of America's largest social network is changing its approach to the meta-universe to reignite waning interest in the technology Meta Platforms* wants to revive interest in the meta universe by positioning the technology not as a way to entertain, but as a tool to educate employ ...
Meta Corporation Bans Creators from Holding Their Own Events in Horizon Worlds
The Meta Corporation (recognized by Russian authorities as extremist and banned in the country) has banned creators in the Horizon Worlds meta universe from holding their own events According to The Verge, this is stated in the notes to the v109 platform update. Community participants agreed w ...
Peter Thiel Leaves Meta Board After Criticizing Obsession with Meta Universe
American billionaire Peter Thiel left Meta's board of directors shortly after criticizing the company's obsession with the meta universe Criticism of Meta*'s (recognized by Russian authorities as extremist and banned in the country) plans for the meta universe cost American billionaire Peter Thie ...
US Senators Urge Meta to Cancel Release of Metaverse App for Teens
According to The Wall Street Journal, Democratic Senators Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal have called on Meta to cancel its plans to release a metaverse app for teenagers. This comes after reports that Meta is attempting to crack down on the spread of intimate images of teens on its platforms, F ...
Facebook founder still believes in virtual worlds despite lack of development progress
Zuckerberg's unwavering faith in the potential of virtual worlds has led him to pledge billions of dollars towards their development, even in the face of slow progress. As per Zuckerberg, the Reality Labs metaverse unit remains a key focus for the c ...