eSAFETY GUIDE

Meta Horizon

13+
Minimum age according to Meta Horizon
13+ Minimum age according to Meta Horizon

What is Meta Horizon?

Meta Horizon is Meta’s social platform for the metaverse. It is designed to be used with the ‘Meta Quest’ virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets.

Meta Horizon includes a number of different apps, tools and services, including the Meta Horizon mobile app, Meta Horizon Worlds, and Immersive Home. People mainly use Meta Horizon to play VR and MR games, as well as connect with other people to play together, talk and hang out in virtual spaces. In VR, you are fully inside a digital world, and in MR, digital objects and games are added to the real world around you. For example, an MR game might turn your room into a physical game space while you are wearing the headset. You can also cast or stream what someone is seeing in a VR or MR headset to a mobile phone, TV or monitor.

Within the Meta Horizon app there is a chat function, where you can search people by name and start a conversation. There is also a communities feature, where you can join groups based on different interests. Communities are public and available to anyone aged 18 years or older. You must request to join some communities.

You need a Meta account to log into Meta Horizon. There is a paid subscription called Meta Horizon+ which gives you access to a large number of games and exclusive subscriber discounts.

Website: horizon.meta.com
Apps: Android app, Apple iOS app

How do people use Meta Horizon?

Learn more about the benefits and risks associated with how people use platforms like Meta Horizon.

Meta Horizon is used for: gaming, immersive technologies, in-app purchasing, live streaming, location sharing, messaging/online chat, online relationships, screen capture, video calling and voice chat.

How can you report online abuse or block someone?

These links are provided by Meta:

How can you protect your personal information?

These links are provided by Meta:

  • Privacy settings
    Privacy information and how to use privacy settings on Meta Horizon.

Key safety links

These links are provided by Meta:

Social media changes

From 10 December 2025, certain social media platforms are not allowed to let Australian children under 16 create or keep an account.

Find out more at eSafety’s social media age restrictions hub.

About The eSafety Guide

The eSafety Guide helps you find out how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites. Entries are for information only and are not reviews, endorsements or assessments against any legislative definition by eSafety. Before choosing to use any online service or platform it’s best to:

  • do your own research to understand the risks and benefits
  • check the age rating and requirements
  • consider privacy
  • check the permissions and other settings
  • check the in-app reporting options.

If you are a parent or carer who is deciding whether a child should be allowed to use an online service or platform, you can also:

  • consider your child's readiness for the types of content and experiences they might encounter
  • help them understand what to do if they need help
  • provide ongoing support and monitoring, for example through regular check-ins with your child
  • agree to some rules about use of each service or platform.

To find out more, you can read the App checklist for parents, as well as information about parental controls in social media, games and apps and mental wellbeing resources for families.