Virtual worlds - real exploitation

courtesy of Eric Lee and LabourStart

If you've got kids, and if they play games on the computer, you might have heard of the phenomenon of massive multi-player online role playing games (MMORPGs, for short). Or not. In any event, I've stumbled upon evidence of the creation of what are essentially sweatshops which produce virtual objects that are used in these games -- objects which are then sold for real money in the real world. Sounds crazy, right? Check out the article and do add your comments:

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