{"id":818,"date":"2006-03-29T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-29T23:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=818"},"modified":"2006-04-01T10:27:26","modified_gmt":"2006-04-01T15:27:26","slug":"second-life-disturbances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"Second Life Disturbances"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you saw my earlier post (reLink<\/a>), then you’ll know I’ve been following the latest issue concerning the virtual world, Second Life<\/a>: allegations of child pornography. Actually, more than just following it; I’ve been involved in online discussions regarding the sensitive topic being debated. So much so that one of the individuals voicing their concerns, “bella Ophelia”, implied that I and all others who weren’t prepared to join in the witchhunt were, in fact, the pedophiles about whom she was concerned (I believe that person has since been banned or at least suspended; if it had been more than implied, I’d be contacting a lawyer).<\/p>\n

Of additional interest is the fact that this person’s partner, “Levi Glass” (I assume this is also bella’s RL partner based on comments in the forum threads) took over the crusade, but then commented how much he enjoyed pornography (he may be a real life photographer who does pron photography; some of the comments suggested he was). Here are some of his comments:<\/p>\n

It is because it is my line of work {pornography} that I have a clear idea where the line must be drawn.
\n…
\nOh, and I’ve never paid a model in my life, they either pay me or if it is a mutual project they pose for free.<\/p>\n

It’s tough work, but someone has to do it.
\nYes, I’m very smooth<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Class act. There are some curious people out there.<\/p>\n

I guess it’s worth pointing out that at no time was any simulated activity of the kind they were protesting actually seen and\/or documented. When pressed, it turned out to be an adult resident using a childlike avatar who was “dancing suggestively” in a “sexually charged dance club” (whatever any of that means). It was clothed and there was nothing else going on.<\/p>\n

I think the concerned parties were also alarmed by the avatar’s profile, wherein the person said that they were “available for hire”. I guess the thought that people actually hire themselves out to be virtual children to virtual married couples never occurred to them.<\/p>\n

In any event, perhaps due to my early suggestion that they take the matter to the mainstream press, that’s what someone has done. Apparently C|Net is now interested in the story. If you’re interested and have access, you can find plenty of locked threads on the Second Life forum. Or you can read the spillover on C|Net (Link 1<\/a>, Link 2<\/a>). I guess we should be on the lookout for an article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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