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03-27-2008, 10:28 AM
Bimbo is a term that emerged in popular English language usage in the early 20th Century to describe an often attractive, yet idiotic woman. Now there is a web page where you can become one. www.missbimbo.com Become the Hottest, Coolest, most famous one! Even resort to meds or plastic surgery. Stop at nothing to become the reigning bimbo!
Parents warned over Miss Bimbo website game
25/03/2008
A new internet game where young girls groom virtual characters with boob ops and diets has outraged parents.
The aim of Miss Bimbo is to turn a naked net creation into "the richest and most famous bimbo in the world".
Bill Hibberd, of parents' group Parentkind, said: "If a nine-year-old sees the girl as a role model, the game becomes a menace."
Nick Williams, 42, of Shrewbury, was "appalled" to find his girls playing it.
Creators of Miss Bimbo, which has 200,000 UK players, call it "harmless".
Regulator investigates Miss Bimbo site
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday March 26 2008
Miss Bimbo: will be investigated for rule breaches around services for children
The premium-rate phone regulator is stepping into the controversy surrounding Miss Bimbo, the online game that invites users to spend money on plastic surgery and diet pills for their virtual characters.
Phonepayplus, which regulates interactive voting services and competitions as well as premium-rate phone lines, wants to hear from parents with specific concerns over the game and says it is already exploring whether the beauty contest website breaches the rules around services for children.
The regulator is responsible for any service charged to a phone bill or pre-pay account and although Miss Bimbo is initially free to play, users need to stock up virtual credits by sending text messages that cost £1.50 each.
"Our code of practice has specific requirements for services that are targeted at children or likely to be particularly attractive to children," said Phonepayplus in a statement.
"In addition to issues around cost, our rules make clear that services should not exploit or provide content that parents are likely to think unacceptable. We are looking into claims that the Miss Bimbo service might contravene these requirements.
"If any parents or children have views or concerns about this or any other service, they should contact us."
Miss Bimbo has been criticised by parents' rights group including Parentkind, which said the game could cause financial problems for parents if their children ran up large phone bills.
Parentkind spokesman Bill Hibberd said the game was also a "hazard and a menace" to young players who might not recognise the irony of a virtual beauty contest, seeing the "bimbos" featured on the website as role models.
The site has faced similar problems in its native France, where it already has 1.2 million users. In the UK, Miss Bimbo claims 260,000 users - mostly girls aged between nine and 16.
Miss Bimbo's creator, Nicolas Jacquart, has dismissed the concerns, saying the site was "harmless fun". Jacquart said that users were encouraged to look after their characters, adding that if they ate too much chocolate they developed bad skin.
Since a flurry of media attention this week, the site has added a prominent link to a page addressing parents' concerns, detailing how its policies on storing and sharing data on its users and terms of use for those under 13.
Last year Phonepayplus, formerly known as Icstis, was drawn into the participation TV crisis that engulfed the broadcasting industry, handing out fines to a number of premium-rate phone operators.
Sorry I have no links for the above quotes....
It should be dismantled!
Girls as young as nine, have no business playing this perverted game.
What does that teach young girls? This needs to be monitered and monitered closely, it's outrageous to see how many registered users this game has....
The regulator is responsible for any service charged to a phone bill or pre-pay account and although Miss Bimbo is initially free to play, users need to stock up virtual credits by sending text messages that cost £1.50 each.
Stock up virtual credits by sending text messages? What a bunch of crap! Just a reason to get money for a "free" game?
Miss Bimbo has been criticised by parents' rights group including Parentkind, which said the game could cause financial problems for parents if their children ran up large phone bills.
Which the parents can fight and not pay a dime.
Parents warned over Miss Bimbo website game
25/03/2008
A new internet game where young girls groom virtual characters with boob ops and diets has outraged parents.
The aim of Miss Bimbo is to turn a naked net creation into "the richest and most famous bimbo in the world".
Bill Hibberd, of parents' group Parentkind, said: "If a nine-year-old sees the girl as a role model, the game becomes a menace."
Nick Williams, 42, of Shrewbury, was "appalled" to find his girls playing it.
Creators of Miss Bimbo, which has 200,000 UK players, call it "harmless".
Regulator investigates Miss Bimbo site
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday March 26 2008
Miss Bimbo: will be investigated for rule breaches around services for children
The premium-rate phone regulator is stepping into the controversy surrounding Miss Bimbo, the online game that invites users to spend money on plastic surgery and diet pills for their virtual characters.
Phonepayplus, which regulates interactive voting services and competitions as well as premium-rate phone lines, wants to hear from parents with specific concerns over the game and says it is already exploring whether the beauty contest website breaches the rules around services for children.
The regulator is responsible for any service charged to a phone bill or pre-pay account and although Miss Bimbo is initially free to play, users need to stock up virtual credits by sending text messages that cost £1.50 each.
"Our code of practice has specific requirements for services that are targeted at children or likely to be particularly attractive to children," said Phonepayplus in a statement.
"In addition to issues around cost, our rules make clear that services should not exploit or provide content that parents are likely to think unacceptable. We are looking into claims that the Miss Bimbo service might contravene these requirements.
"If any parents or children have views or concerns about this or any other service, they should contact us."
Miss Bimbo has been criticised by parents' rights group including Parentkind, which said the game could cause financial problems for parents if their children ran up large phone bills.
Parentkind spokesman Bill Hibberd said the game was also a "hazard and a menace" to young players who might not recognise the irony of a virtual beauty contest, seeing the "bimbos" featured on the website as role models.
The site has faced similar problems in its native France, where it already has 1.2 million users. In the UK, Miss Bimbo claims 260,000 users - mostly girls aged between nine and 16.
Miss Bimbo's creator, Nicolas Jacquart, has dismissed the concerns, saying the site was "harmless fun". Jacquart said that users were encouraged to look after their characters, adding that if they ate too much chocolate they developed bad skin.
Since a flurry of media attention this week, the site has added a prominent link to a page addressing parents' concerns, detailing how its policies on storing and sharing data on its users and terms of use for those under 13.
Last year Phonepayplus, formerly known as Icstis, was drawn into the participation TV crisis that engulfed the broadcasting industry, handing out fines to a number of premium-rate phone operators.
Sorry I have no links for the above quotes....
It should be dismantled!
Girls as young as nine, have no business playing this perverted game.
What does that teach young girls? This needs to be monitered and monitered closely, it's outrageous to see how many registered users this game has....
The regulator is responsible for any service charged to a phone bill or pre-pay account and although Miss Bimbo is initially free to play, users need to stock up virtual credits by sending text messages that cost £1.50 each.
Stock up virtual credits by sending text messages? What a bunch of crap! Just a reason to get money for a "free" game?
Miss Bimbo has been criticised by parents' rights group including Parentkind, which said the game could cause financial problems for parents if their children ran up large phone bills.
Which the parents can fight and not pay a dime.