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As of 25 Jun 2009, 130 private regions were rated Adult.
As of 25 Jun 2009, 130 private regions were rated Adult.

Revision as of 20:19, 26 June 2009


During the second quarter of 2009, changes to the way adult content is handled were announced. The basic thrust of these changes is to separate "adult" material from casual SL users who did not intend to see it. The changes include (1) creating a new land rating of "Adult", in addition to the existing "PG" and "Mature", (2) changing how the search function works (3) requiring "verification" to access the adult land and search settings, and (4) updating the rules of SL (terms of service, community standards, knowledge base, etc.) to go with these changes.

To make these changes required updates to the server software (version 1.26 and later) which hosts grid regions, and the client software (version 1.23 and later) which runs on your home computer.

This page compiles Adult Content info at-a-glance so you can easily see the history of what's happened and better understand what's to come.

Timetable

  1. Initial Announcement - 12 Mar 2009
  2. Release of 1.23 client software - 15 Jun 2009
  3. New Adult mainland opens for visits - 15 Jun 2009
  4. Move tickets for Adult Mainland accepted - 29 Jun 2009
  5. Full enforcement of new rules - approx 60 days after Move tickets accepted

Changes to Region Ratings

Previously there were only two ratings for regions on the SL Main Grid: PG and Mature, and they were open to anyone to visit. Now there is a new category, Adult, which only "verified" accounts with the right settings activated can visit.

Once fully implemented, Adult Content is supposed to be stored either on Regions on the newly built Zindra mainland "continent" or on private Regions having the Adult Region rating. Existing mainland regions will keep their PG or Mature ratings. Estate owners can set their region ratings as they choose, and it is expected they will change or create adult rated regions according to the demand for it.

Zindra Move

Previously existing mainland regions will not have their maturity rating changed. Therefore parcels with adult content will need to either move to the new Zindra continent, which is all adult rated regions, or to Private regions which are rated adult. The initial map of Zindra contains about 160 regions, although at least 507 regions have been mapped:

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As of 25 Jun 2009, 130 private regions were rated Adult.

Existing venues which are significantly impacted by these adult changes may request a move to Zindra via a support ticket, starting 29 Jun 2009 at 10am.

For those who need to migrate to Zindra this link may be helpful:

Changes to Search

Starting with version 1.23, there are check boxes in most tabs in search for PG, Mature, and Adult. This determines what kind of regions your results will come from, and what words may be filtered out of your query. You can choose the checkboxes in different combinations (they are not exclusive), and use different settings on each tab. If you are not "verified", the adult checkbox will not be available (greyed out).

If you do not have the adult checkbox active, certain input words to search will be "filtered". That means they are ignored as if you did not type them, and you get a message about it in the results window. There are a few words which are filtered no matter what setting you use. These refer to banned activities such as ageplay and gambling. An additional 60 or so english words are filtered if you do not have the Adult box active, mostly referring to sexual activities.

Verification and Preferences

To use the adult settings, you will need to "verify" your account. This is done in one of three ways: (1) Use the age verification page on the SL website, (2) Provide payment information on the SL website, or (3) Provide payment information on the XStreetSL site (which is owned by Linden Lab).

Verification links:

Once you have account verified by one of these methods, you are supposed to get access to the adult settings. You will need to go into Edit menu > Preferences > General Tab > Rating and choose "PG, Mature, and Adult" from the dropdown list. If you have a lower setting, then search and region entry or teleport will be restricted to PG only, or PG and Mature only.

Documentation and Software Downloads

Numerous changes have been made to Linden documents and software to incorporate the adult content changes. This includes the Community Standards, Knowledge Base, and Wiki.

Second Life Community Standards

In particular item 5: Adult Regions, Groups, and Listings (updated 25 Jun 2009)

Second Life Knowledge Base

Dozens of articles are being created and revised for the Adult Content changes. Here are some of the key ones:

Second Life Client Software Downloads

Note: some people have trouble running this version of the software, you might want to check alternate clients:

Announcements and Discussion of these Changes

Extensive discussion of these changes has occurred since they were first announced:

Blog posts

Search and Adult Content Discussion
Adult Content Changes Discussion

Press releases

Brown Bag/inworld meetings

These are transcripts of "Adult Oriented content controls" meetings.

Forum Threads

Opened 01 May 2009, Closed 01 Jun 2009, 2,864 posts
Opened 31 Mar 2009, Closed 01 May 2009, 7,408 posts
Opened 17 Mar 2009, Closed 31 Mar 2009, 4,676 posts
Opened 12 Mar 2009, Closed 17 Mar 2009, 890 posts
Opened 12 Mar 2009, Closed 17 Mar 2009, 488 posts
Opened 12 Mar 2009, Closed 17 Mar 2009, 365 posts
Opened 12 Mar 2009, Closed 17 Mar 2009, 96 posts
Opened 12 Mar 2009, Closed 17 Mar 2009, 1,044 posts

Forum posts by Blondin Linden: [Note: the official status of these answers is not known]

Issue Tracker

Other Summaries and Commentary

Adult Content FAQ

For Frequently asked questions about this subject, please see the related FAQ page.

See also

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