- Meta workers considered advertising VR headsets to federal student debt relief recipients.Employees at Meta suggested advertising the company's virtual reality headsets to recipients of student loan forgiveness as Facebook's parent company struggled to spur interest in its metaverse, The New York Times reported."This is an opportunity for Meta Quest growth, as there is evidence that past Federal Stimulus spurred growth," said the proposal, which was led by three workers read, according to the Times.The employees suggested that marketing the headsets to people who will receive the Biden Administration's student debt relief could give sales a 20% boost, the publication said, citing past and current employees who preferred to remain anonymous as they were not authorized to speak about internal issues.Despite interest in the headsets, the company has faced headwinds over Mark Zuckerberg's plans to pivot to a metaverse-focused company."