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The Lawbringer: China, forced labor, and why we must stop buying gold

Pop law abounds in The Lawbringer, your weekly dose of WoW, the law, video games and the MMO genre. Running parallel to the games we love and enjoy is a world full of rules, regulations, pitfalls and traps. How about you hang out with us as we discuss some of the more esoteric aspects of [...]

The Lawbringer: China, forced labor, and why we must stop buying gold – Joystiq

The Lawbringer: China, forced labor, and why we must stop buying goldJoystiqIt's a cheap operation to start up — all you need is cheap labor, some computers, a PayPal account, and a copy of World of Warcraft. The overhead is low and the payoff is big because the demand is present for the supply. People [...]

Chinese Prisoners Forced to Farm World of Warcraft Gold – Forbes (blog)

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Chinese Prisoners Forced to Farm World of Warcraft GoldForbes (blog)It's been discovered that in an unknown number of Chinese prisons across the country, inmates have been forced not only to do physical labor, but electronic work as well, acting as World of Warcraft gold farmers by night. Prison bosses made more money …

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Chinese prisoners forced to play video games to mine ‘virtual gold’ – Toronto Star

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Chinese prisoners forced to play video games to mine 'virtual gold'Toronto StarA scene from World of Warcraft , in which virtual gold is the crop of many gold farmers. The industry is estimated to employ hundreds of thousands globally and rake in 0 billion annually. Prisoners with video games and [...]

Play World of Warcraft or Be Beaten: Chinese Prisoners Forced to Gold Farm – DBKP – Death By 1000 Papercuts

DBKP – Death By 1000 Papercuts

Play World of Warcraft or Be Beaten: Chinese Prisoners Forced to Gold FarmDBKP – Death By 1000 PapercutsBy Mondoreb Forget waterboarding: Chinese convicts are being forced to break rocks all day and then play World of Warcraft all night. Inhuman gold farming commies! Where's Amnesty International when you need them? [...]

Chinese Prisoners Forced To Play World Of Warcraft – Tech2

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Chinese Prisoners Forced To Play World Of WarcraftTech2Everyone has heard of gamers forsaking food, health and society in general for the sole purpose of playing World Of Warcraft. All in the name of GOLD!… Image Source: Gamerant The MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) is the world's …Chinese labour camp prisoners forced to play World [...]

Chinese prisoners forced to farm for gold in World of Warcraft? – Ubergizmo (blog)

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Chinese prisoners forced to farm for gold in World of Warcraft?Ubergizmo (blog)World of Warcraft. The prisoner was recently interviewed by The Guardian told his story about being a “gold farmer” in a labor camp. Apparently, the prison bosses made more money off these guys than the folks who were forced to do manual labor. …Chinese [...]

Chinese Prison Inmates Forced to Moonlight as World of Warcraft ‘Gold Farmers … – Scientific American (blog)

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Chinese Prison Inmates Forced to Moonlight as World of Warcraft 'Gold Farmers …Scientific American (blog)The prisoner also claims that beatings were used to enforce the near-24-hour work schedule of physical labor and WoW play. As Scientific American reported in a January 2010 article, "Gaming for Profits: Real Money from Virtual Worlds," the practice [...]

And you thought World of Warcraft is just for geeks! Chinese prisoners forced … – Daily Mail

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And you thought World of Warcraft is just for geeks! Chinese prisoners forced …Daily MailAn inmate complained that he, along with 300 other prisoners, were being forced to toil away in the virtual world after competing a full day's work in the real world at the Jixi labour camp, it was reported. By day, [...]

Chinese prisoners forced to play World of Warcraft as wardens gamble – Daily Mail

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Chinese prisoners forced to play World of Warcraft as wardens gambleDaily MailAn inmate complained that he, along with 300 other prisoners, were being forced to toil away in the virtual world after competing a full day's work in the real world at the Jixi labour camp, it was reported. By day, prisoner Liu Dali [...]

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