Thursday, October 22nd 2020
Looking for a Paperweight? Buy an Oculus Quest 2 and Get Your Facebook Account Locked
We've all been there - we've all looked longingly at someone elses' flashy paperweight - an Escher puzzle, a coffee mug, a smartphone, a badly flashed GPU or even a face mask are all worthy contenders vying for our attention. Facebook, however, has been turning the paperweight game on its head, and in the real world too - some users who bought the most recent Quest 2 headset (which is apparently selling pretty well) are being given the opportunity to adorn their desks with this high-tech, low-key paperweight due to its Facebook-required integration. Essentially, users who have their Facebook accounts banned (or, more specifically, with pending verification) have been met with difficulties in actually using their Quest 2 (which, by all accounts, is a huge step forward for the VR space).
Facebook's integration with Oculus was something that was guaranteed not to happen back during the acquisition; however, recently, we've discovered that Facebook integration would become mandatory for all Oculus headsets (previous models will be grandfathered via their Oculus accounts until 2023), and that the Quest 2 would be the first headset to mandate that users link their Facebook accounts. The problem stems from Facebook flagging accounts for verification - if that user has an Oculus Quest 2, they won't be able to use the device until the account has been successfully verified. This can be a lengthy process, as Facebook employs a photograph verification process that can sometimes take upwards of three months to get human validation form Facebook's side. Users trying to reactivate old Facebook accounts to use with the Quest 2 have been successfully linked, only to be immediately locked out due to identity verification requirements.
Facebook's idea on Real Identity (where any one account actually fully represents a single person that exists in the non-digital world, and is thus much more valuable for data gathering and advertising revenue) is partly to blame here, as it may bring an overzealous disposition to the table - at least when it comes to Oculus Quest 2 paperweights. For now, Facebook is directing Quest 2 users who have run into these account verification issues to try and clear them with Oculus support. here's hoping that process takes a little less than three months.
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Facebook's idea on Real Identity (where any one account actually fully represents a single person that exists in the non-digital world, and is thus much more valuable for data gathering and advertising revenue) is partly to blame here, as it may bring an overzealous disposition to the table - at least when it comes to Oculus Quest 2 paperweights. For now, Facebook is directing Quest 2 users who have run into these account verification issues to try and clear them with Oculus support. here's hoping that process takes a little less than three months.
104 Comments on Looking for a Paperweight? Buy an Oculus Quest 2 and Get Your Facebook Account Locked
the choice of closing down a market will:
-limits your gaming options (like HBO & sorts)
-allow anybody that pays blackmarket value for your profile info to crosslink your PC info to IP address to FB profile to linkedin profile to teams profile to github profile, and to all your information)
(yes FB has already sold all your posted information to any crook on the planet, and with this , even more)
so will you use it?
we are already living the black mirror future for years, slowly it becomes more obvious
Stay far away. Just do it
Also, there is already a way to use the Quest without a FB account. If you are looking to get into VR this is the best and cheapest way to do so. You can play wireless PCVR with this using Virtual Desktop. If anyone is interested in VR and AR then don't forget to check out our Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality section!
Tin Foil theory: FB is going to be untouchable because the government(s) also use it as a valuable data mining tool?
It keeps happening though because people keep throwing money at Zuckerberg.
try to apply for a job online the first thing there isn't companies job Application forum, it's Login with Facebook.
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IMO, if it's not in written down in the documents of the deal, there is no basis for suing.
I better be careful when posting drunk shit on FB though I dunno does this affect (at least yet) on older VR headsets like my CV1?
However, I think this might be interesting for regulators, considering they're looking at Facebook's (and other companies too, like Google) acquisitions over the years.
In all my English classes up through freshman year of college (even my mom that minored in English drilled this into my head) it was always taught to have a title that showcases what you're paper is about and then the first paragraph should be designed to grab the attention of the reader and provide all the pertinent information: who, what, when, where and why that makes your title legit. After the first paragraph it's then your job throughout the rest of the paper to drive home your idea to convince the reader that your paper is correct and they should believe your work.
It's become the acceptable norm these days to design a title that kind of touches on the information provided in the article, but more so to grab your attention simply so you click on it to produce traffic. Now that you've clicked on the article, the information provided isn't substantial to the reader nor does it actually really pertain to the title given. It's generally misleading or so vague, the only real reason behind the title is simply to get people to click on it - hence reason why folks would consider this title to be "clickbait".
"Buy an Oculus Quest 2 and Get Your Facebook Account Locked" - reading the title it leads the reader to believe that if you simply buy an Oculus Quest 2 that your Facebook account will be locked. However, reading through the article it kind of touches on the reason why your account could be locked. "Could" be locked and "Get Your Facebook Account Locked" simply by buying a Oculus Quest 2 are two very different things.
Sorry for the off topic, but folks posting here can do better. This isn't a shot at the OP, others that post news articles here are also to blame for click bait titles. Then again, maybe the problem is with me and I'm just reluctant to change, roll over and accept this is how the rest of the world now operates???
It might be an uphill battle but I'll keep fighting the good fight by promoting VR. This is the closest thing I have to a holodeck.. haha
EDIT: Just to be clear no one had access during that time but it was fixed. It was over a ssl cert had expired. I bet that doesn't happen again. well I don't know.. It's happened to me as well in the past.. lol So I understand and know shit happens.. lol I had an exchange server go down over that a few years ago due to accounting not paying it.. lol
Dude you gotta change your click bait title. This is a shame.