The Underbelly of Second Life

[mandy]

Allegations of illegal gambling, reports of online orgies, and even an active investigation in Europe of sexual abuse and misconduct seem to have overshadowed the tamer daily goings-on in the virtual world Second Life. Yet, just this week, it was the locale of an innovative job fair. Is Second Life more like "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood" or an episode of "The Sopranos"?...

The distinction between what we know as real-world wrongs and what happens in Second Life is often unclear. For example, capital punishment is a hugely controversial issue in the U.S. and is banned outright in many countries. However, online gamers regularly execute one another for crimes, and avatars are completely eliminated by site owners for violations of terms...

full article: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/ln4L7c...Life.xhtml

[BellisimaJ.]

Last Winter, I read an article online somewhere that they had people who were using child avatars to engage in cybersex with pedophiles, etc.. There were supposedly also users who were practicing other forms of child abuse.

Rosie is heavy in to 2nd Life. Personally, I think the whole thing is despicable.