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I have never played Sims, but after reading this article I am considering checking it out. I do think that things are getting a little out of hand when real people submerge themselves so far into an online game that they begin to lose site of fact and fiction.
Should he have been banished? Yes. EA was not out of line for banning Mr. Ludlow. They were simply enforcing their ideals of how they want the game to be run. It's their world after all.
Was his "reporting" the same censorship that is covered by the first amendment? No. Sims is a ficticious environment. The creator of the environment has every right to keep things in their control. Much like TFP, is Hal feels that someone is violating the rules and regs of this board, he has every right to boot them out.
If under 18 teens were online and engaging in cybersex chat, is that legal? Now there is a toughy. Is it the parents fault for not monitoring their kids and the context of the material they peruse on the internet? Or, is it the social responsibility for companies like EA to not create an environment where teens under 18 can have access to this kind of material?
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-Homer Simpson
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