Over the past day, the ageplay investigations by UK authorities has well and truly hit the mainstream media. WIth gambling now gone from SL, sex was always going to be the issue that piques the media's interest, particularly when it potentially involves children. At SLOz we've been contacted today by a couple of mainstream media outlets including one of the national TV news … [Read more...] about The Wonderland saga – ageplay focus increases
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Pornography and virtual worlds
In the eleven months SLOz has been running, one of the most vexed questions about Second Life and virtual worlds in general in pornography. Our story on Linden Lab's ban on ageplay is the most viewed story on SLOz and by an extremely large margin - its follow-up is also regularly read. The reason for the enormous number of views comes down to the venerable search engine. … [Read more...] about Pornography and virtual worlds
Facing the harm
The SL Herald has run an article entitled 'What's the Harm?', mirroring the name of the exhibit covered by that and this story. The exhibition is essentially an onslaught of images depicting sexual ageplay and some extreme fetishes within Second Life, most sourced from the SL search feature. It's powerful and has already engendered a lot of discussion. We've covered the … [Read more...] about Facing the harm
Ageplay three months after the ban
It's been just over three months since the ageplay ban instigated by Linden Lab. There's been no reports of ageplay sexual exploits in SL since that time although there'd be no doubt it's occurred. There also remains an enormous range of children's clothes, skins and accessories on offer: To test the level of risk for an avatar in child form, we logged in on an … [Read more...] about Ageplay three months after the ban
Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching
Mick Keelty, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police is quoted in today's Sydney Morning Herald as saying that the AFP are aware of online scams in virtual worlds, including Second Life. Nothing particularly surprising there. Keelty is also realistic about the challenges of policing virtual worlds, admitting it will be "difficult". There'd be widespread support for … [Read more...] about Australian Federal Police: We’re Watching