01-31-2019 04:22 PM
09-17-2020 08:01 AM
09-17-2020 02:15 PM
Graoden said:
And what about adults struggling with a porn addiction?
09-17-2020 02:47 PM
Graoden said:
And what about adults struggling with a porn addiction?
09-20-2020 08:18 AM
09-20-2020 09:44 AM
09-20-2020 11:05 PM - edited 11-19-2021 09:14 AM
wuzp said:It was a "business decision," when FB bought Oculus in 2014, that it would be assimilated into the FB ecosystem. The minimum age for having a FB account, is 13; which corresponds to an ESRB rating of TEEN. I don't believe there is any Oculus Store content that warrents an ESRB rating higher than that.
Exactly, as clearly stated - at least in the Rift manual - VR is not for young children, but for person at least 13 years old. Children should never use VR unsupervised, as they can easily damage themselves (or the equipment). If parents let young children use VR, it should be clear that parents have the full responsibility for 1) what the child is experiencing of content and 2) that the child constantly is kept safe while using VR.
Kids have developing brains and may react in different ways - and too strongly - to the massive VR impressions - and we all know this one:
My 8 year old son often uses VR - I'm there constantly, I choose whatever content he is experiencing. No need for Oculus to build in any parental controls - because parental control is never more than 4 to 8 feet away. Leaving kids to use VR without constant parental supervision would in my mind be a form of child neglect.
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12-08-2020 02:14 AM
11-19-2021 08:34 AM
A lot of the content isn't appropriate for a 13 year old, either. Parental controls are necessary. I'm about to yank the Oculus from my kid. There's too many pedophiles out there.
01-06-2022 04:26 PM
You're absolutely correct. It's laughably easy to access 18+ content in moments. In under 10 clicks and less than 30 seconds anyone can access vrporn or other adult content. I'm going to have to look into network filtering because apparently it's too difficult to allow me to create a pin for use of selected apps or any other standard parental control features available on most other online devices. It's not even possible to remove or disable the browser. I'm really amazed by this and find it absurd. Given that this issue has existed for years I am forced to conclude it's intentional.