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I haven't fully deleted Facebook yet coz their VR headset is the nuts, and until someone makes a better one I still want it.

It was annoying when they bought Oculus, annoying when they force-merged the Oculus account with Facebook, and now they're splitting them again somehow.

> "You’ll no longer be required to log into your Meta VR devices with a Facebook account."

It will still be a database owned by Facebook AKA Meta of course, and still spied upon by Zuck the meta-creep. But you won't have to have a profile on the boomer's social network any more.

> "you can customize as you see fit"

We want to know all about you! For our data-teams!

> ""'Friends' will now become 'Followers,' similar to Instagram’s existing model."

I have never used Instagram. I assume that's like Twitter then.

> "rolling out new controls to help you more easily manage your privacy settings."

Controls to confuse and befuddle me until I accidentally click "allow all" is usually the pattern.

> "adding your Meta account to the same Accounts Center as your Facebook or Instagram accounts unlocks connected experiences across Meta technologies"

Oh. You want my VR headset account to be the single login I use on all social networks, so you can spy on me everywhere!

Of course.

Someone please make a better headset than the Quest. I will pay double.

oculus.com/blog/meta-accounts/