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− | ''' "A Rape in Cyberspace, or How an Evil Clown, a Haitian Trickster Spirit, Two Wizards, and a Cast of Dozens Turned a Database into a Society" ''' is an article written by journalist Julian Dibbell <ref> Dibbell, Julian. "A Rape in Cyberspace." The Village Voice. 21 December 1993 </ref> | + | ''' "A Rape in Cyberspace, or How an Evil Clown, a Haitian Trickster Spirit, Two Wizards, and a Cast of Dozens Turned a Database into a Society" ''' is an article written by journalist Julian Dibbell. <ref> Dibbell, Julian. "A Rape in Cyberspace." The Village Voice. 21 December 1993 </ref> The article was first published in The Village Voice in 1993 and later incorporated into Dibbell's book titled My Tiny Life which recounts his experiences and observations from his time on LambdaMOO. |
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+ | The article describes one of the first widely known instances of virtual rape that occurred online. The incident occurred on the platform LambdaMOO and Dibbell details the aftermath and the consequences of the attack on the LambdaMOO virtual community. | ||
== LambdaMOO== | == LambdaMOO== |
Revision as of 00:52, 15 March 2019
"A Rape in Cyberspace, or How an Evil Clown, a Haitian Trickster Spirit, Two Wizards, and a Cast of Dozens Turned a Database into a Society" is an article written by journalist Julian Dibbell. [1] The article was first published in The Village Voice in 1993 and later incorporated into Dibbell's book titled My Tiny Life which recounts his experiences and observations from his time on LambdaMOO.
The article describes one of the first widely known instances of virtual rape that occurred online. The incident occurred on the platform LambdaMOO and Dibbell details the aftermath and the consequences of the attack on the LambdaMOO virtual community.
Contents
LambdaMOO
Summary
The Attack
Community Response
Consequences
Ethical Implications
External Links
References
- ↑ Dibbell, Julian. "A Rape in Cyberspace." The Village Voice. 21 December 1993