Upcoming Changes for Adult Content: Answers to Questions

They'd still McSuck.

Thank you

Since the lovely Blondin forgot to come back today with the next 8, shall I break out the fizz and the chocs?? It's going to be a long wait until Monday...

Jumps under the covers with Couldbe.

He he. Adventure is what it's all about, boldly going and all that infinitive splitting. I'll try most anyting once.
*At least in SL.

gives Deltango a hug

That about sums up my view. I support restrictions on adult material, but think the way The Lab is doing this is brain dead.

Assuming none of the other options are viable and that a move is something that must happen ... they should have kept completely silent while they went around and made a list of who needs to move, and then offered those people a sweet deal on a really cool and well built continent. Give them some ownership in what sort of deal they will get ... more land, more prims, abatement of land use fees for a period ... something that lets them be a greater part of the process.

I think the biggest mistake opponents make is assuming that those supporting restrictions are somehow looking down on them, or viewing them as second-rate citizens ... or even care at all that they are in the porn business. While I'm sure some do, I would venture that the greater number could care less what you make, watch or do ... and if you are making money here, more power to you!

There are actually people here that believe that unrestricted, uncontrolled and unregulated, hard core ponography on the open grid, is like The Lab walking on a train track, waiting for the engine to smack them on the face.

the resident choice awards have just come out..

https://secure-web12.secondlife.com/resident-choice-awards/?

sadly Stepford didn't win most popular place

Gods, it's tempting to add some adult content to this thread. Thinks about this while nibbling Couldbe's earlobe.

I think Adult content should be in it's proper place as well, where those who want it can enjoy it and those who don't won't see it. That's just comon sense. I just don't like hearing the word "restricted" used in the context. It just furthers the mindset that there is something wrong or shameful about it. I'm of no particular religious persuasion, and don't want to proseletyzed to, but I wouldn't say I want religious, or any content, restricted. Just semantics, I know, but sometimes how something is said makes all the difference.

Just for disclosure I have no business to boycott.

Perfectly stated and worth repeating. (and I have, and will again)

/me moves my head slightly to one side so you can get to the bits I forgot to wash this morning..

ok.. eeewwww factor I know, but I couldn't help it

That's ok, you can have one of mine and we'll boycott that..

I really have to flip back to the viewer and finish off what I need to do tonight.. you lot are distracting me!!

That is what I meant by 'not normally', but you likely understood what I meant. There is a line in RL between what is used in commercials and is not. Implying there is no such line by equating RL use of titilation to sell products with that provided by the adult entertainment industry is not likely furthering any arguement against these changes.

clamping down on ads is not rl though. I can open any newspaper and see small ads for escort agencies et al.

and ads seems to be where they're being harshest.

Well, this is an important issue here because when LL requires people to age-verify, and maintains a permanent record of the confidential privacy info, it simply exposes the users to potential damage if such records were ever misused.

If someone stole your credit card info, all you need is to cancel the credit card, and you can start anew.

But if someone stole your identity info, there is no way you can cancel your identity and start anew!!! Your stolen info will be used by anyone forever until the day you die.

What is most worrisome is that if someone get a hold of your identification info, all your bank account can be compromised. Why? Because all they need is to authenticate/impersonate as you. This is one of the most common methods for hackers to break into an account by claiming that you forgot your password, and use your identification info to get access to your account. They can wipe out your SL account or your bank account in a blink of an eye.

This is a serious issue when LL imposes this requirement onto their users.

There is no law that requires them to age-verify anyone as adult in the US to access anything on the internet. They are not required by law to age-verify the internet user to access adult materials. That is why none of the adult porno website require any age-verification whatsoever, except a button where you can click and admit that you are over 18 years of age.

The Child Online Protection Act (COPA) had been struck down by the US Supreme Court, and no one is required to show proof of adult to access adult material on the internet anymore. But why are they still insisting on requiring age-verification that no law requires of them?

This is an UNDUE BURDEN, and an UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICE to potentially compromise their customer's confidential privacy information, and to collect their privacy info permanently.

Most importantly, there is no law that PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY INFO once they COLLECTED them. There is NO LAW that PROHIBITS THEM from disclosing your privacy info, or selling them to a third party. It is entirely up to their discretion to do whatever they want to do with your privacy.

What those privacy policy said about "sharing info with their affiliates" is essentially saying that they can LEGALLY SELL your info to anyone they do business with.

This is the most troubling aspect of the age-verification requirement, not to mention their data-mining ability.

Credit card info is more than sufficient if they want to show evidence of adulthood.

Collecting confidential government-issued identification card info for age-verification is opening door to losing your identity that cannot be withheld later once it is disclosed to LL, to the criminals or to the general public.

I think this wins the shortest-first-date award.

At least in Modern times.

My point was that very few other industries provide such information publicly. The reason is usually not a lack of respect, but the fact that it gives competitors information and that such reports may contain information that might scare away or upset investors. It is easy to call for full disclosure from the outside as someone who would not likely be adversely affected by it.



It is not a given that they will be as liberal as SL is, even despite these changes. That is not to say they would not be run better, or have better graphics engines and/or design tools. It is easy to make the case that they would be run better.



For which they deserve a ton of criticism. Personally I think people should lighten up the fight on the adult content question and press on the lack of professionalism.



They do if they want it 'all'.. and all the policing they would have to do for mature and/or PG lands they would still have to do whether those are separate worlds or the same. By keeping them the same world, they have some place they can send those who are unwilling to comply to whatever 'decency' standards they set (I wish there was a better word handy there.. 'decency' sounds prejudicial, but it is a standard use of the word). That way they may be able to keep those customers.



They could, but the film industry has somehow managed to keep a lot more different ratings than this maintained. There is room for something between adult and PG.



But the majority in RL are not adult entertainment patrons, yet still watch mature content on prime time TV. That does not mean that they *are* virtual world patrons, but they are a potential market.



Agreed.. and if LL botches this up badly enough, they will lose it all, the majority of the adult content lost without any compensating gain.

Those ads are 'officially' just for escort agencies. Agencies that are proven to be more are occassionally shut down. Usually officials just turn a blind eye to them, but not always.

None of them actually advertize sex.. at least not here. I don't know about areas where brothels are legal.

Well, console yourself with the fact that it was quite possibly Couldbe's first date. She doesn't get out much..and after discovering that there are those out there with a taste for vore, I'm taking no chances. These days there's no knowing where a gentle nibble will lead

anyway, the popularity of girl on girl is such that we'd have all manner of undesirables hanging around within a few minutes.. This is sl, so covers are no protection from prying eyes..

I tend to agree with this. I saw a TV documentary last night where they interviewed the last six people on Earth who don't have a credit card. It seems a new tribe was discovered in the Brazilian rainforest and, if you can believe it, six of them still don't have credit cards. I love documentaries.

They're better off. Look what the little plastic parasites have done to the rest of us.

If you don't want to support Linden Labs, the only way you can do that effectively is to quit using Second Life. That would also, by happy coincidence, ensure that you don't do business with me again. How often do you get a double-win like that?

Smooth. Very smooth. I've been waiting an hour to see your reply

I'm still trying to figure out where he got the idea that I was in favor of this trainwreck, but the last thing I want to do is stand in the way of such a determined young man.