Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Tuesday, April 12th, 2022.

I'm Brian McCullough. Today Meta rolls out a test to sell virtual items in Horizon Worlds.

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Netflix's new two thumbs-up button. Here's what you miss today in the world of Tech. Meta has rolled out a test for some creators to sell virtual items and effects in Horizon Worlds

and will take a 25% cut of any sale after App Store fees, quoting the Verge.

Meta is testing new features to let creators make money within Horizon Worlds, the company's

social Metiverse platform for Quest VR headsets that is soon coming to

mobile phones and possibly game consoles. Most notably a handful of Horizon

creators will be able to sell virtual items and effects in the worlds they create for others to explore.

The idea is that creators can sell everything from access to a VIP section of their world

to virtual items like jewelry or a special basketball according to Megan Fitzgerald, the

product marketing director for Horizon.

Participants in the US will also be able to earn money from a $10 million creator fund

Meta-recently set up to reward creators with the most

engaging worlds.

With this test of in-world purchases, Meta is following in the footsteps of other 3D social platforms

like Roblocks and Rec Room, which both let

creators sell items that they make. Roblox has built a huge business from this model

while Rec Room is growing quickly and prioritizing Creator monetization as well.

Meta will be taking a cut of what creators sell, though exactly what that take can be is a bit

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