This hearing and a recent exposé in The Washington Post confirm that Meta has hid crucial data and knowledge that it was ...

Former Meta employees claim the company is not doing enough to protect kids online in their virtual reality spaces. “I ...

Two former Meta employees alleged in sworn congressional testimony Tuesday that the company’s virtual reality products have exposed children to adult content such as nudity, sexual propositions and ...

Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social ...

Facebook owner Meta came under sharp scrutiny Tuesday as whistleblowers testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law ...

Between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin shifting from being self-centered to noticing the emotions and perspectives of others. This makes early childhood one of the most important periods for ...

Meta has announced a new initiative allowing children aged 10 to 12 to engage in virtual reality (VR) interactions, provided they have parental consent. It is a notable shift as children within this ...

It has also helped to minimize opioid use at the health system, which grew virtual reality from a small pilot in two units ...

Pediatricians administering vaccines may try direct their young patients’ attention to colorful posters or don a puppet to get them focused on something – anything – other than the shot they were ...

Without a medical background, listening to a doctor describe a complex procedure can feel a little bit like listening to a lecture in gibberish. That communication gap is particularly wide between ...

Two former Meta employees alleged in sworn congressional testimony on Tuesday that the company’s virtual reality products have exposed children to adult content such as nudity, sexual propositions and ...