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This Wiki has been started to provide information about, and archive the discussion about the changes to Adult Content in Second Life® (SL).
It has been started because of past historical inaccuracies and posts no longer being able to be viewed and we hope that you will participate to document these changes here. This website is outside of Linden Lab® (LL) servers and we will not censor your views. All we ask is that you stick to the facts as have already been documented and help build this wiki into a reliable archive of information.
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Summary Information
Information Kit For people new to this issue
The above page is a summary of the changes suitable to get started and to make copies of on other locations.
Also available on XStreetSL: Adult Information Kit Boxed v2
Also Available here in the slapt Market
This information kit and verification HUD are also available:
Your World. Your Content Choice. View it All.
Linden Labs Says:
Links to Linden statements on Adult Content
Comments from other Linden Staff
Linden chat Logs
Zindra Move and other Governance Team Actions relating to Adult Content
Please report how the Linden Governance Team (the people who respond to Abuse reports and police the grid) actually has implemented the new rules. We have sections for the Zindra move (how fast the tickets are processed, what's approved, and what's not) and also for action taken on non-adult land (if you have been told to remove content, or had it removed by the G-Team without telling you.
Translated Adult Documents
Questions, Issues, and Alternatives
Zindra Alliance Group
Questions and Issues
SL Verification (Age & Payment) - Issues and Information
Alternatives
It does not affect me.
A Better Plan For Ursula.
JIRA Issue Discussion
Adult Policy Inconsistencies
Reactions
Archived SL Forum Threads
Impact on SL Residents & Businesses
Related Groups & Protest Material
Adult Content Changes - Press Coverage
An Open Letter to Linden Lab
A Page to Vent On
Linden Lab Horror stories
A place to report your Linden Lab Horror Stories
References and Links
Adult Content Keywords
One of the changes coming is search filtering. Certain words will be blocked to some players. Linden Labs will not release a list, so we have been discovering it on our own. Please help us update the list.
Unfiltered Second Life Links
Index and links to items which are filtered within SL.
The main Second Life Blog post on this subject:
From the Second Life Blog
Not on the blog yet but here is the link to the audio of the in-world PRESS CONFERENCE that LL held on the 1st May 2009 Transcript of this conference in .pdf format
Second Brown Bag meeting 11th May 2009 to discuss : AO Definitions Transcript is available here at Second Adult Definitions meeting.
UPDATE 2nd June 2009 - Adult Content Changes in Summary - Discussion is here
UPDATE 10th June 2009 - Search and Adult Content - Discussion is here Please note that Cyn Linden promised to make ALL customers aware of these changes via the login screen. So far this Blog post was shown for less than 24hrs on the login screen with the title "New improvements for search and adult content."
Update - Upcoming Changes for Adult Content
Wednesday 22 april 2009 4:34
Last month, we announced our plan to begin the process of introducing Adult Oriented content controls to Second Life. Key elements in the transition will include geographically separating Adult content, filtered search results and account verification.
Following our initial announcement, we've been discussing this initiative in the forums, and in several targeted in-world 'brown bag' meetings that we held to discuss specific groups affected by this initiative and the definitions behind the new maturity rating system. These conversations have been very productive, and Residents have shared some valuable insight with us, which has helped to further our plans and refine the definitions we're working on to ensure that this initiative is implemented in the least disruptive way possible and is aligned with the standards of the community.
You can read a recap of some of our key takeaways from the forums and find recordings of the in-world brown bag meetings here:
Brown Bag Meeting to discuss AO with : : Solution Providers Adult_Content_Forum_Transcript
Brown Bag Meeting to discuss AO with : : Educators ED Transcript
Brown Bag Meeting to discuss AO with : : Merchants Merchant transcript
Brown Bag Meeting to discuss AO with : : Landowners Land Owners Transcript
Brown Bag Meeting to discuss : : AO Definitions AO Transcript
We have heard your concerns, specifically in the areas of: 1) Enforcement 2) Definitions 3) Scope 4) Business Impact 5) Impact on Private Estates 6) Personal Information / 3rd Party partners We've addressed some of these issues in an updated FAQ, which can be found : here
So, what's next?
Today, we've published a working draft of the definitions for PG, Mature and Adult : here. We want to continue the discussion about our definitions and then finalize them by the end of April. The forums will stay up through the end of this process so we can continue to hear your feedback. Next week, we plan to release the Release Candidate (RC) for Viewer 1.23, which will be the first to include the new functionality related to this initiative. If you want to get an early look at setting maturity ratings and filtering search results, you'll be able to do both with the new RC. Over the next few months, we'll be continuing to work on the main viewer, which we anticipate will be ready by the end of June. When Viewer 1.23 is final and ready to become the main Viewer (again, estimated to be by the end of June), the full implementation process will begin - all regions will need to be maturity-rated, search will be filtered for everyone, Adult content on the mainland will need to move to the new continent, and access to Adult regions and search results will be limited to Residents with verified accounts. This process will of course take some time and the feedback we've received from discussions so far will help guide the details of the implementation process; we currently expect it to last through August. We'll of course update everyone with the details of the timeline as they are pinned down.
The level of engagement we've seen has been terrific - the time and effort you have put into explaining your sensitivities and concerns is much appreciated! We look forward to continued dialog as we work on this challenge together.
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