SL Updates Child Avatar Policy

[Madi Perth]

It's not the stated goal but that is effectively what the new TOS has done. The second line basically means any one can show up where a child avatar is, take thier cloths off and file AR reports on all of them there.

Residents presenting as Child Avatars shall be prohibited from the following:

• Entering any Region rated Adult. Residents must change to a non-child or non-childlike avatar to visit Adult rated regions.
• Engaging or participating in any event or location where nudity and/or sexual activity is present, encouraged and/or expected.
• Wearing genital/sexual attachments including clothing, attachments or HUDs created for and/or worn by child avatars to indicate genitalia, whether visible or not.
• Being fully nude. Child avatar content creators are required to add a modesty layer which is baked into child avatar skins or bodies, is not transparent, does not match the skin tone, and may not be removed.
• Child avatars where the focal point of the body is on the breasts, pelvis, or buttocks
• Participation in lewd or sexual acts in which one or more of the avatars appears to represent minors (or the depiction of such acts in images, video, textures, or text).

 

[Tirellia]

Not according to the FAQ prepared by the Lindens.

Q: If someone is walking through a region wearing exposed genitalia and walks past me (a child avatar), will I be in trouble if someone takes a picture and reports me?
A: No, our investigative process can determine accidental exposure. Again, child avatars should not be engaging or participating in any event or location where nudity and/or sexual activity is present, encouraged and/or expected. The presence of adult content does not warrant the expectation of use.

 

[Khamon]

My first question to the perp, as a Linden, will be "why were you naked in a non-Adult region?" I will be swinging the ban hammer upon them while asking because there is no allowable response. IANAL but that's my take on the scenario.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

It's not the stated goal but that is effectively what the new TOS has done. The second line basically means any one can show up where a child avatar is, take thier cloths off and file AR reports on all of them there.

Bullshit. Care to expiain how on G rated sims sexual activity can be expected?

 

[Madi Perth]

Bullshit. Care to expiain how on G rated sims sexual activity can be expected?

Go read my post on crusaders in SL.

 

[Cristiano]

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[Cristiano]

I changed the title of the thread - the original title was sensationalized and not accurate.

 

[Cristiano]

So it seems they investigated themselves and WAIT FOR IT:

They did nothing wrong

 

[Cristiano]

I am always loathe to link to NWN, but on this topic I will make an exception:

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2024/05/linden-lab-policy-changes-ageplay-favoritism.html

 

[Innula Zenovka]

My first question to the perp, as a Linden, will be "why were you naked in a non-Adult region?" I will be swinging the ban hammer upon them while asking because there is no allowable response. IANAL but that's my take on the scenario.

Linden Lab Official:Adult Content FAQ

Is simple nudity without sex Adult?
Depending on context, nudity may not require an Adult rating. For example all of the following could be rated Moderate:

• A nude beach without sexual activity.
• Skin vendors showing a nude skin to display the product.
• Nude art that is not sexual.
• Strip clubs that do not use adult words in search or host sex furniture.

Depending on the context, exposed genitalia may not be considered Adult. For example:

• Hanging out at a nude beach would be fine.
• Walking around pants-less on the mainland could be inappropriate.

Non-sexualized depictions of nudity are Moderate NOT Adult.

What about strip clubs?
Strip clubs in general are Moderate. However, they are Adult if they:

• Use adult keywords in listings and in search.
• Have sex balls and backroom sex areas.

 

[Cindy Claveau]

I asked an insider how those policies should improve, and they told me this:

"Significant partners/spouses should not be reporting to their significant other or spouses; no hiring your own spouse as contractors. Customer Support should be its own division, not reporting to [people involved in the original allegations]."

Holy Doodoo. They didn't already have that in writing?!?!

I'm suddenly more thankful than ever that I'm not in corporate. Nope. Wouldn't be prudent.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Go read my post on crusaders in SL.

Nope. You made a statement, I asked for clarification in the same thread which is something an adult should be able to do in one sentence or less. You failed to make your point and even failed to link to it, so bullshit it is.

I am certainly not in the mood of digging through 104 posts of yours only to find the one you are referring to.

 

[Madi Perth]

I changed the title of the thread - the original title was sensationalized and not accurate.

But I liked my sensational title.

I can live with the adult regions bans, I never go there anyway. The issue is it just now makes it so much easier to ban any child avatar. for almost any reason. Not to mention the modesty layer makes nos sense if you just alpha it out, plus it breaks years of content and will cost people thousands of dollars to fix.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

The modesty layer makes sense from a corporate POV - its purpose is to eliminate a potential source of arousal the few age player abusers in SL might enjoy which is peekaboo.

The ban on adult things is just putting a rule most adult sims had since ages anyway into a binding guideline, so no biggy, more "was to be expected" type of thing.

 

[Khamon]

LL have placed themselves in a vice allowing nudity in non-Adult for reasons then dictating that child avatars cannot be in any event where nudity is present, encouraged, or expected.

 

[Madi Perth]

My body has detachable parts. I'll simply not wear them any more and there won't be any thing to see. In what way does a modestly requirement make sense now?

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Sheesh. In teen SL all the avatars had baked on underwear. So they made skin-colored underwear.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

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• Implemented personnel changes

Mmmhmmmmmmmm.....

 

[Sid]

So it seems they investigated themselves and WAIT FOR IT:

They did nothing wrong

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This is a battle a company can't win IMHO.
If they find nothing then one gets this type of reaction.
If they find something the reaction will be "I told you so".
People want to believe the smut versions. That's why tabloids and Fox News can florish.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Holy Doodoo. They didn't already have that in writing?!?!

I'm suddenly more thankful than ever that I'm not in corporate. Nope. Wouldn't be prudent.

Yeah..... small companies often have a "whatever" policy on such things. Many "family" businesses often seem to think they are entitled to a fair bit of nepotism. Obviously large, publicly traded companies like mine usually have harsh policies against it. My last company was privately owned and had a wife reporting to her husband. That would raise tons of red flags at my current company.

This is a battle a company can't win IMHO.
If they find nothing then one gets this type of reaction.
If they find something the reaction will be "I told you so".
People want to believe the smut versions. That's why tabloids and Fox News can florish.

Yes. In the court of public opinion you can never totally refute an accusation unless direct evidence against it is easily available, which it rarely is. In a simple absence of evidence, many will keep believing they must have done something.