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293 Meta curbed research about VR safety risks to kids, whistleblowers say

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 09/08/2025 12:08 EDT

Meta curbed research about VR safety risks to kids, whistleblowers say

A new group of whistleblowers are coming forward to allege that Meta is restricting research into how its virtual reality offerings could negatively impact kids and teens, The Washington Post reports. Four current and former Meta staffers allege that after an earlier whistleblower, Frances Haugen, leaked internal research to Congress, the company called on its [
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