[radio] BBC Reports on Camp GK
They just, um, forgot to mention it was Camp GK...
"The idea of the Teen Grid is to act as a safe haven for younger users, free of the adult content that pervades much of the main space.Through their avatars, Teen Second Life's young users can go shopping, hang out and island hop just as their grown-up counterparts do on the Adult Grid.
But community manager Claudia L'Amoreaux told me that the Teen Grid is also a place for young people to tackle serious global issues that affect them.
"They built this maze as a project on global sex trafficking," he said.
"They were interested in helping other students learn about it so they could protect kids around the world who are being taken advantage of. It's a way to share what it's like for kids who are held captive in the sex trade."
The walls of the maze are emblazoned with images and posters giving information on the problem. Being ensnared in the puzzle is meant to mirror the experience of being a child trapped in prostitution."
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