💰 Most Metaverse users don't even make it a month, WSJ reports

TL;DR

With a $400 pricetag to access the platform via the Quest 2 headset, the metaverse isn't yet accessible to the casual user.Last month, in response to user complaints, Meta put the Horizon platform into "lockdown" — pausing the rollout of new features while it works to improve the user experience of existing elements in the virtual reality world, The Wall Street Journal reported.WSJ reported men outnumber women by two to one on the platform and that — while reporting — a WSJ staff member was asked to expose herself by a user she interacted with online.In light of the low user retention, feature glitches, and high cost of access, Insider previously reported some investors have raised questions about Meta's $15 billion investment in Reality Labs, the business segment responsible for the metaverse."Currently it's unclear where the metaverse fits in the investment framework," WSJ reported Dare Obasanjo, lead product manager for Horizon and the metaverse platform, wrote in a memo."

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