FOX News is gonna RUIN SL with this video!

I watched the video and didn't hear a thing that was not true. We all know that children can get into the adult grid.........quite easily.

Second Life should come with a strong warning.

2.2 You must be 13 years of age or older to access Second Life; minors over the age of 13 are only permitted in a separate area, which adults are generally prohibited from using. Linden Lab cannot absolutely control whether minors or adults gain unauthorized access to the Service.

You must be at least 13 years of age to participate in the Service. Users under the age of 18 are prohibited from accessing the Service other than in the area designated by Linden Lab for use by users from 13 through 17 years of age (the "Teen Area". Users age 18 and older are prohibited from accessing the Teen Area. Any user age 18 and older who gains unauthorized access to the Teen Area is in breach of this Agreement and may face immediate termination of any or all Accounts held by such user for any area of the Service. If you reside in a jurisdiction where the age of majority is greater than 18 years old, you are prohibited from accessing the Service until you have reached such age of majority.

By accepting this agreement in connection with an Account outside the Teen Area, you represent that you are an adult 18 years of age or older. By accepting this agreement in connection with an Account for use in the Teen Area, you represent that (i) you are at least 13 years of age and less than 18 years of age; (ii) you have read and accept this Agreement; (iii) your parent or legal guardian has consented to you having an Account for use of the Teen Area and participating in the Service, and to providing your personal information for your Account; and (iv) your parent or legal guardian has read and accepted this Agreement.

Linden Lab cannot absolutely control whether minors gain access to the Service other than the Teen Area, and makes no representation that users outside the Teen Area are not minors. Linden Lab cannot absolutely control whether adults gain access to the Teen Area of the Service, and makes no representation that users inside the Teen Area are not adults. Adult employees, contractors and partners of Linden Lab regularly conduct their work in the Teen Area. Linden Lab cannot ensure that other users or any non-employee of Linden Lab will not provide Content or access to Content that parents or guardians may find inappropriate or that any user may find objectionable.

The fact that Fox has managed to titillate it's viewers for a moment by working the words "drugs" and "rape room" into a tiny piece isn't really all that disturbing compared to the fact that they've managed to convince who knows how many members of the American public that Saddam Husein caused 9/11, that it's good to pass laws to make sure that the children of the very rich not only will never have to work a day in their lives but also will never have to pay any taxes, and that the very people who work to produce the food on our tables for less than living wages should be blamed for everything we fear.

Wait a minute. The Taliban and Osama bin Laden work to produce food on our tables? I'll never look in the fridge the same way again!

In all seriousness, Fox News and, I presume, Sky have a reputation for scaremongering and poor journalistic integrity. The problem is that people who realize this and want actual news go elsewhere, and Fox builds a loyal following of people susceptible to their nonsense.

This is election year vote pandering. This was anything but a "fair and balanced" report. An actual non-sensational report would talk about the fact that there are two grids, and that the grid for minors has access criteria that is closely monitored by Linden Lab. An actual report would state that Linden Lab has already clearly marked the two grids, and the adult grid is 18+ only and marked as such. An actual report would show that MySpace, which is owned by Fox, is far more dangerous to my kids than SL is. An actual report would indicate that there are no reported cases of predation on SL, while there have been several on MySpace.

Like this perhaps?

Several things were omitted. But of course she had "a very short time" in which to state the missing pieces. Pretty simple to go to the bottom of the page and click the "Contact Us" link, which I did (email copied below):

__________________________________________________________

After watching the video on Second Life, nowhere did it say that there was a "Teen Grid" specifically for those under adult age. That grid, where only children are allowed, has ZERO of the content that was described in the video.

The activities you decided to make your focal point, are only for those who, at sign-up, say they are of legal age. Nothing, either, was mentioned of the strides that Linden Lab has, and continue to, take to be sure that illegal depictions* are removed from the grid, on the whole. Gambling, being one of these.

Additionally, it has ALWAYS been up to parents primarily, to oversee what their children are watching. Perhaps, with the items mentioned by your report, that list should include Fox News.

In the future, rather than hopping on the "Mass Hysteria Express", as so many in the media do, it might be best to check sources. You know, like a journalist would.


Signed,


An ADULT Avatar from Second Life



Note: "Depiction" means that it is a 3-dimensional representation. Actual "sex" and "violence" are not taking place any more than my watching a news program about the war in Iraq puts me in peril of getting a bullet in the head.

Several things were omitted. But of course she had "a very short time" in which to state the missing pieces. Pretty simple to go to the bottom of the page and click the "Contact Us" link, which I did (email copied below):

__________________________________________________________

After watching the video on Second Life, nowhere did it say that there was a "Teen Grid" specifically for those under adult age. That grid, where only children are allowed, has ZERO of the content that was described in the video.

The activities you decided to make your focal point, are only for those who, at sign-up, say they are of legal age. Nothing, either, was mentioned of the strides that Linden Lab has, and continue to, take to be sure that illegal depictions* are removed from the grid, on the whole. Gambling, being one of these.

Additionally, it has ALWAYS been up to parents primarily, to oversee what their children are watching. Perhaps, with the activities mentioned by your report, that list should include Fox News.

In the future, rather than hopping on the "Mass Hysteria Express", as so many in the media do, it might be best to check sources. You know, like a journalist would.


Signed,


An ADULT Avatar from Second Life



Note: "Depiction" means that it is a 3-dimensional representation. Actual "sex" and "violence" are not taking place any more than my watching a news program about the war in Iraq puts me in peril of getting a bullet in the head.

True, except for the very first statement. 13 million users a day!

Colette.. the girl you saw was actually him. He made a character posing as a teen girl to see if he could be virtually molested.

I bet my hat that this is all Philip Rosedale heard in the story that he cared about.
He probably told the lab that was the best advertisement he could hope for.

Can't molest the willing...LOL

And here's an example of the trouble kids can get into when they do fraudulently use Mom or Dad's credit card:

http://www.money.co.uk/article/1000390-13-year-old-steals-dads-credit-card-to-buy-hookers.htm

The escort girls who were released without charge, told the arresting officers something was up when the kids said they would rather play Xbox than get down to business.

And here's an example of the trouble kids can get into when they do fraudulently use Mom or Dad's credit card:

http://www.money.co.uk/article/1000390-13-year-old-steals-dads-credit-card-to-buy-hookers.htm