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One of the “problems” with the internet being so free and open is that you can find all kinds of information online, even if they’re not necessarily deemed to be good, such as being able to search for drugs online. While Facebook doesn’t exactly own the internet, they do play a huge part in it and they are looking to do their part.

How, you ask? Basically if you use Facebook to search for opioids, the social network will instead redirect users to a crisis helpline, according to a report from Stat (via CNET). The idea here is to deter users away from opioids (at least illegal ones) and hopefully provide them with the resources that they need to get help curbing their addiction.

Given that Facebook is more than just a social network and also plays home to communities and marketplaces, this initiative could help. In a statement made by a Facebook representative, “This is one of a number of ways we are helping connect people with resources and communities to support them.”

Facebook is not the first company to try and redirect searches. Last year YouTube was also reported to redirect searches of extremist content to anti-terrorism playlists. Of course this doesn’t mean that users can’t find opioids online, it’s just that Facebook will be one less place to look for it.

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Sony and Microsoft tend to follow each other closely when it comes to their consoles and gaming initiatives. For example both the PS4 and Xbox One were launched at roughly the same time, and ultimately both also ended up being priced pretty similarly to each other as well. This is why it didn’t come as a surprise to learn that Microsoft would support VR on the Xbox One.

This is presumably taking after Sony and their PlayStation VR efforts which we guess makes sense, however according to an interview , it seems that Microsoft is done with that. This was revealed by Microsoft’s chief marketing officer for gaming Mike Nichols who said, “We don’t have any plans specific to Xbox consoles in virtual reality or mixed reality. Our perspective on it has been and continues to be that the PC is probably the best platform for more immersive VR and MR.”

He adds, “As an open platform, it just allows faster, more rapid iteration. There are plenty of companies investing in it in the hardware side and the content side, or some combination therein. Obviously on phones, augmented reality is a good scenario as well that’s going to grow. But as it relates to Xbox, no. Our focus is primarily on experiences you would play on your TV, and ultimately we’d like to make those experiences more broadly.”

We’re not sure how many of you guys were looking forward to VR support on the Xbox, but if you were it looks like that won’t be happening anytime soon.

Microsoft No Longer Planning VR Support For The Xbox , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.