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Kids in Second Life: Does Danger Lurk?

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Second Life is no place for kids, a Republican congressman declared Monday. U.S. Representative Mark Kirk has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting a consumer alert warning about the dangers of Second Life, which he charges could expose kids to child predators and registered sex offenders. “Sites like Second Life offer no protections to keep kids from virtual ‘rape rooms,’ brothels and drug stores,” Kirk said. “If sites like Second Life won’t protect kids from obviously inappropriate content, the Congress will.”

by Katherine Noyes

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This entry was posted on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 7:37 am by Raquel Rios and is filed under News

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