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this is really not my area of expertise but you pose a great question that I'm trying to justify for myself: perhaps Lego has legal responsibilities? you know,
by catshirt 11y ago
this is really not my area of expertise but you pose a great question that I'm trying to justify for myself: perhaps Lego has legal responsibilities? you know, the same way I have legal responsibilities not to expose kids to genetalia.
for instance, if user of age shows a pornographic picture to a minor in minecraft, what are the legal implications?
edit: another comment suggests minecraft handles exactly this by not running their own servers. let's say for the sake of argument they didn't.
- facepalm 11y agoI am trying to think of an age where kids would not be exposed to genitalia. When they are little, we let them run around naked anyway. When they are older, they might take up some sports and be exposed in the changing room. What I mean is: I doubt there is a legal responsibility to prevent kids from seeing genitalia. Porn is something different.
- DanBC 11y agoHave a look at the English legislation for an idea of how this is handled by criminal law. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/12 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/12 If you are over 18 and if you show an image of sexual activity to a child (someone under 16 that you don't believe is over 16; or someone under 13) then you've committed an offence. Running a server in which other people show children images of sexual activity doesn't count. It's unlikely that Minecraft dong-towers would count. I'm also a bit wary of removing parental responsibility. Depending on the age and maturity of the child you should probably be monitoring their first interactions and giving calm safety advice. Suggesting that the providing company takes all that responsibility is odd.