Over time, Meta's other services will no longer require users to use Facebook.

Judge at the time of evaluation, as the claim says 'over time'. True: Meta's other services, mainly Quest/VR and its other apps such as Instagram and WhatsApp, can be used without a Facebook account (e.g. via Meta accounts). Mostly true: nearly all services are available without Facebook, with a minor exception. Mixed: roughly half of the relevant services still require Facebook. Mostly false: the change applies only in a narrow case. False: dated evidence shows Facebook accounts are still generally required for Meta's other services, or the plan was dropped.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 Introducing Meta Accounts: A New Login for VR Meta · 7 July 2022 Own record

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

2. E2 Case summary Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel Office) · 23 November 2022

   “With the introduction of the Meta account, it is no longer necessary to register with a Facebook account to use these headsets.”

3. E3 How to use a Meta Quest 2 or 3 without Facebook Pocket-lint · 24 August 2022

   “You now don't need a Facebook or Instagram account to log into Quest and Rift VR headsets.”

4. E4 Introducing Meta Accounts: A New Login for VR Meta · 7 July 2022 Own record

   “In the future, we’ll extend Meta account functionality so you can use it to log into other Meta devices.”

The evidence shows that Meta's VR headsets no longer require a Facebook account [E1][E2][E3]. No evidence item says whether Meta's other services, such as Instagram or WhatsApp, can be used without Facebook, so the evidence does not show whether nearly all services meet the criteria.