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Anarchy in Second Life

Updated on 09 March 2007

By Channel 4 News

Protests in cyberspace as Second Life residents challenge their ruler's divine right.

A few weeks ago we reported on the right-wing extremists organising in the online universe of Second Life.

Now the anarchists have moved in too, demanding political emancipation and challenging the Californian company that rules their world.

Ben King and his avatar, or online alter-ego, report from second life.



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