Confirmed: Scoble banned from Second Life for letting his 12 year old son play

EDIT: Robert confirms the rumor, and gives us some more background on the issue.

EDIT 2: Looks like the story made TechMeme: I made TechMeme - Scoble and Second Life

This just in: a little bird told me that Robert Scoble is getting a talking to from some Linden Labs folks who are here at Gnomedex for violating their policies, and letting his 12 year old son Patrick use his Second Life account. Second Life is supposed to be 18 and over (there’s a separate “Teen Second Life” without the explicit content).

Patrick was on the stage at Gnomedex during the lunchtime podcast, projected on the screen, and working on building some things in Second Life while the podcast was going on.

Apparently, he’s been booted/banned for this violation. He’s talked about this before, and it’s not really a huge deal, in my opinion – it’s Robert’s decision as a parent whether to let his son into Second Life.

Linden is completely in the right here, too, I think – they have to enforce their policies, especially when they’re being violated very publicy (as in, a live stream from Gnomedex, recorded for the podcast, and people like me taking pictures and blogging everything :-) ).

Blatantly spreading rumors here, but hey, this is Scoble we’re talking about. ;-)

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  • http://dev.amasan.co.uk/uncategorized/I’maSecondLifeLawbreaker Amasan

    Yes, the rumors are right, I’ve been banned from Linden Labs’ Second Life. Why? Because I broke the rules. I let my son use my Second Life account. I’m not allowed to do that. Only 18-year-olds are allowed to play in Second Life. Yesterday I publicly broke that rule by having Patrick build me a new part of my office

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  • http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/07/01/im-a-second-life-lawbreaker/ Scobleizer – Tech Geek Blogger » I’m a Second Life Lawbreaker

    [...] Yes, the rumors are right, I’ve been banned from Linden Labs’ Second Life. [...]

  • http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2006/07/01/scoble-banned-from-second-life/ Web Strategy by Jeremiah » Robert and Son Scoble Banned from Second Life

    [...] Scoble and Son are banned from Second life. Robert reports that he broke the Linden law and now faces a pretty hefty time out. I’m sure if Second Life is making an example of their most well known advocate, and they will have to let them back in.Robert, Patrick –now’s a great time to get outdoors and have some fun. Here’s the pictures proving Patrick the minor is running around second life in the adult area. [...]

  • http://www.photosecrets.info Danny

    Nice i did not know that he was banned

  • http://www.a-paintball-gun.info/ Dirk van de Broek

    They where right to ban him

  • http://scobleizer.com/2006/07/01/im-a-second-life-lawbreaker/ I’m a Second Life Lawbreaker « Scobleizer – Tech Geek Blogger

    [...] I’m a Second Life Lawbreaker Yes, the rumors are right, I’ve been banned from Linden Labs’ Second Life. [...]

  • Alex

    Yes how DARE he let his son play next to his dad. the Insulence :)