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That wouldn’t change anything.

The issue is that Oculus is a gaming platform, and gaming platforms don’t need social media data to play games. It’s an arbitrary requirement that has no practical function beyond collecting user data.

Imagine needing to log into Facebook in order to use your TV, refrigerator, etc. This is what regulators are trying to get ahead of.



> This is what regulators are trying to get ahead of.

Hasn't the exact same thing been happening already for a long time with e.g. Google, Apple, Microsoft (etc.) accounts?




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