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On Tuesday, local time, social networking giant Meta officially launched its so-called Meta account and Meta Horizon profile. They will be used to replace the personal social media accounts, Facebook and Instagram, that were used to log into the company's virtual reality (VR) system.

Both new and existing users of Meta VR devices need to sign up for a Meta account to log in and access Metaverse. Meta is abandoning its old-fashioned login method after complaints about privacy concerns over the use of personal social media accounts.

However, Meta said it still allows users to create Meta accounts using Facebook and Instagram accounts. If someone chooses to create a Meta account through their social media account, they will connect in the "account center", which is the central hub of the entire Meta connection experience.

Although Meta encourages users to connect through Meta accounts, those who log in using Oculus will be allowed to continue to log in this way until January 1, 2023. As consumers switch to login, Meta claims that people will "still have access to all previously purchased and downloaded VR content."

Although there is no need to connect to social media accounts run by Meta, the company still uses it as an option. Meta claims that this connection will allow users to have a better experience in VR, such as sharing live streams faster, sending messages and finding followers.

To start creating a Meta account, users must install the latest software on the Oculus app and VR helmet.

In addition to the Meta account, the previously used Oculus account will be replaced by "Meta Horizon profile". These profiles will be the basis of all virtual avatars and will be regarded as social information in the meta-universe. The company used to use the word "friends" in meta-universe, but now sees them as "fans", which gives the Horizon World platform a sense of Instagram.

Protecting personal privacy is still a pressing issue for Twitter. Meta accounts will provide users with three options, namely, "Open to everyone", "friends and family" and "single person", all of which have different effects on who can connect to and view personal accounts. If users choose to skip privacy settings, they will be open to "friends and family" by default. Users can also choose to make their Meta Horizon profile private, which requires users to accept follow requests.

By default, the accounts of minors between the ages of 13 and 17 will be set as private accounts. Currently, these accounts are only linked to VR-related login accounts, but that doesn't mean Meta won't expand this feature in the future.

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