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An Overview of Child Abuses in 3D Social Networks and Online Video Games

An Overview of Child Abuses in 3D Social Networks and Online Video Games

Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz, Miguel Vargas Martin, Patrik Olsson
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781613501320|ISBN10: 1613501323|EISBN13: 9781613501337
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch006
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Garcia-Ruiz, Miguel A., et al. "An Overview of Child Abuses in 3D Social Networks and Online Video Games." Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices, edited by Alfreda Dudley, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 101-116. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch006

APA

Garcia-Ruiz, M. A., Martin, M. V., & Olsson, P. (2012). An Overview of Child Abuses in 3D Social Networks and Online Video Games. In A. Dudley, J. Braman, & G. Vincenti (Eds.), Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices (pp. 101-116). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch006

Chicago

Garcia-Ruiz, Miguel A., Miguel Vargas Martin, and Patrik Olsson. "An Overview of Child Abuses in 3D Social Networks and Online Video Games." In Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices, edited by Alfreda Dudley, James Braman, and Giovanni Vincenti, 101-116. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-132-0.ch006

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Abstract

It appears that child pornography distribution and child abuses on the Internet have permeated to massively multiplayer online role-playing video games (MMORPG) and 3D social networks, such as Second Life (SL), a compelling online virtual world where millions of users have registered. Although SL is intended for general entertainment in its adult (over 18) version, cases of simulated pedophilia have been reported inside SL’s virtual world, generated by some of its users, employing SL communication capabilities to trade and show child pornography images to exchange related text messages. This chapter provides a literature review on child pornography in MMORPGs and other 3D social networks including SL, as well as policy and network approaches for overcoming child abuse. A review on ethical and legal issues of dealing with child pornography and other types of child abuse in 3D social networks and MMORPGs is also addressed in this chapter.

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