[Air-L] terrorism, web 2.0/3D & moral panic

T. Kennedy tkennedy at netwomen.ca
Sat Feb 16 07:07:58 PST 2008


Subject: Re: [Air-L] Canadian general warns that Wikipedia postings may be
aiding the Taliban

Oh but wait, I thought Second Life was a terrorist threat according to
IARPA:

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2209187/agency-warns-second-life

(note the line: "the CIA already has a presence in Second Life which it uses
for meetings & training" lol - sure!)

Anyone else seeing a trend here? Moral panic? Media hype? Revisiting old
hype & fears from internet days gone by?

t


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