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donotreply.com — This is really screwed up. The official WarnerBros.com website promotes Zango/180 Solutions spyware to children using colorful cartoons and games, pre-checking the "I am over 18" box for them. 180 Solutions' adware/spyware has been observed to automatically browse to child porn websites when installed. Digg this up and lets get the word out!
malorkus- 5488 diggs
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- verifex, on 10/20/2007, -2/+179Who the hell are the Zango people, and why do they still exist? After it was determined they were spyware vendors and hijacking peoples PC's they should've been sued out of business. What the hell do they still exist for?
- malorkus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+152The real question is why the hell is a major company like WB using them to market to children? They must be insane or stupid, or both.
- noisey, on 10/12/2007, -3/+141The "I'm over 18" checkbox was pre-checked. What a bunch of crap. This is a real issue.
- CharlesSaint007, on 10/12/2007, -7/+97Yeah, they still exist alright. But the sad part is that this story was also submitted 76 days ago and didn't even make it to the front page, so clearly, this isn't anything that's recently occured. At least now this story should get enough coverage to shut those pedaphiles down...
Previous Story: http://digg.com/movies/Warner_Brothers_Promotes_Adware_to_Kids - nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -3/+55The previous one didn't mention porn.
- lunk, on 10/12/2007, -17/+13The US, and their Money-Hungry venture capitalists are currently supporting most of the spyware out there, including Zango / 180solutions.
These guys would sell their own kids into slavery to make 20% return. They have no qualms about putting money into spyware companies, if they are guaranteed a rate of return. And sadly, these spyware guys can guarantee a rate of return, as they, at any given time, control botnets with Tens or HUNDREDS of thousands of computers at their control. - kerchov, on 10/12/2007, -15/+0This is hypothetical: the kids would browse porns directly via the Internet instead of passively waiting for those adwares to come into effect.
- XStatic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"The previous one didn't mention porn."
Not in so may words:
http://www.donotreply.com/index.php/2006/05/11/warner-brothers-child-porn/
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So okay. A rambunctious pre-18 year old actually visits a site targeted to them, reacts to a site targeted at them and then dares to submit a form that the friendly robot has already checked for them, surely this all must lead to some good wholesome content.
Right?
From their terms.
“Please note that you may receive Adult-oriented ads…” - wufenshu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Problem is cheznoir is that your story is full of inaccuracies. you have put together a story based on factual research but twisted the story. i am with you on hating the zango app and how it is distributed, but if you do this and don't get the facts straight you don't help people who are doing hard core factual research. For one you mention a thanks to abestweb where the information was posted. I would like to see the sources that you used to start the investigation.
http://www.ppef.info
- BadassCheese, on 10/20/2007, -2/+103These are some ***** up people to steer children towards porn.
- imyayo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+30I thought the cartoons were enough.
- infobeat234, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Problem is cheznoir is that your story is full of inaccuracies. you have put together a story based on factual research but twisted the story. i am with you on hating the zango app and how it is distributed, but if you do this and don't get the facts straight you don't help people who are doing hard core factual research. For one you mention a thanks to abestweb where the information was posted. I would like to see the sources that you used to start the investigation.
http://qqbq.info/sitemap.htm
- defectDS, on 10/12/2007, -3/+191"Second, Call your congressman or senator."
NO! They'll just react negatively, say the internets are super bad, and clog up my tubes!- brsly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+97Anytime you want to make a problem super bad, just call your congressman or senator.
- Qtip42, on 10/12/2007, -9/+69POKER CHIPS CLOG MY TUBES!
- MobbyG, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9A Bran muffin should clear that right up! Oh.. with raisins and prune juice!
- dustyshadow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+38Porn usually helps me unclog my tubes.
- themastersb, on 10/12/2007, -8/+4Looks like you need some FIBREoptic cable.
- chinpo, on 10/12/2007, -39/+4malorkus: Because they're weakening.
- Wootery, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Can't you at least use the 'reply' button?
- aquafinality, on 10/12/2007, -11/+63this is completely incorrect - zango were *not* responsible for "creating" the kiddy porn browser, it was made by a russian group called yapbrowser. zango made the stupid mistake of making the yap people an affiliate. more here:
http://www.vitalsecurity.org/2006/04/yapbrowser-serves-up-zango-andchild.html
nor does zango adware *automatically redirect to kiddy porn* - again, that was yapbrowser. Zango just serves up lots of annoying adverts.
if you really want to hurt zango, consider digging the below submission, where an affiliate of theirs (found pushing their adware on myspace) has been found pushing their adware on myspace again....despite the fact that you would reasonably assume his account had been cancelled. get the below to the frontpage instead, and you'll hurt them more in the long run.
http://digg.com/security/Zango_Myspace_partner_still_pushing_their_videos_in_Myspace- malorkus, on 10/12/2007, -5/+72Does it matter who created it? Warner Bros' website for kids is marketing Adware/Spyware to children, made by a company that 1) States in its terms of use that it will serve adult ads and 2) is so irresponsible or immoral that it bundled child pornography in its grab bag of crap. Why would you defend these bastards?
- catisonh, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4They specifically state that you will only get the "adult" ads if you are browsing or searching for adult material.
- gasmonso, on 10/12/2007, -12/+134Porn ain't so bad. Hell it got me where I am today!
gasmonso
#552483
LA County Prison- phil.busch, on 10/12/2007, -17/+11Viewing porn does not make you a bad person. Saying it will push you towards a life a crime is such a ***** Christian right wing statement.
Though if it was sarcasm, I lol'ed!
- phil.busch, on 10/12/2007, -17/+11Viewing porn does not make you a bad person. Saying it will push you towards a life a crime is such a ***** Christian right wing statement.
- cwalk, on 10/12/2007, -11/+86Warner Bang Bros anyone?
- otaking, on 10/12/2007, -5/+49Lola "Lolita" Bunny and Daffy *****?
- cryonix, on 10/12/2007, -5/+26you sir win some kind of award for today, and whats even sadder is knowing the referanced porn. but who doesnt know of them?
- nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -3/+23Yosemite Sanchez
- MaNiaC510, on 10/12/2007, -11/+1yeah!! lol
- MaNiaC510, on 10/12/2007, -12/+1yeah!! lol
- CanadaMan87, on 10/12/2007, -46/+11The EULA says that you only get adult content if you're browsing a site that contains adult subject matter keywords and stuff.
I mean, I hate spyware and adware just the same, but it's not like this software will RANDOMLY send you to porn... I would think.- malorkus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26That brings up the question of what is an adult search. Have you ever gone to Google Sets and tried looking for terms "blonde" and "brunette" ? Here's what you get back:
http://labs.google.com/sets?hl=en&q1=blonde&q2=brunette&q3=&q4=&q5=&btn=Small+Set+%2815+items+or+fewer%29 - timmarhy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+43thats just *****.
they should NOT be distributing spyware to begin with, and certainly not aiming spyware which has in the past taken people to porn, at kids.
i love my porn, but it's not for children. - therayven, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9You would think that, but how likely is it that a spyware company that used to serve up child porn (albeit through an affiliate's spyware package) would actually abide by its own EULA? I just sent a complaint to WB using their Customer Service form on the site. Hopefully they'll get the picture, and if not, they're going to get slammed.
- otaking, on 10/12/2007, -2/+39Imagine being a kid. You're outside playing and you see your neighbor got a new toy, a big blue ball. You ask him where he got it and he won't tell you. Thus, since you know of "google", you decide to google the term "blue balls" in hope that you can find where the neighbor got his from. and then...POW! ZANGO POPS UP THE PORN.
- MikeKnoop, on 10/12/2007, -24/+3If the child is truly that young, why does he have unrestricted access to the interweb?
-Mike - Bobski, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15Who said it was unrestricted, ass wipe. That scenario could easily happen while you were standing right behind you child. Oh, but you are probably still a child yourself and certainly have none or your own, so you wouldn't know that.
- chuckwinters, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You have to remember zango is also in the porn business themselves so no guarantee that they will not show their own house ads if they have filler.
http://cds.zango.com/download.aspx?Id=REMOVEDTOAVOIDLINKINGTOPORN
Is a download directly to porn from the zango servers.
This is fired by windows media player when you try and play one of their encoded movies. It runs a license acquisition through the aptly named
http://content.licenseacquisition.org/php/prompt.php which is of course owned by zango's parent company 180 solutions.
Just search google for licenseacquisition.org (beware will return NSFW results) and then tell me with a straight face that zango has nothing to do with porn.
- malorkus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26That brings up the question of what is an adult search. Have you ever gone to Google Sets and tried looking for terms "blonde" and "brunette" ? Here's what you get back:
- aquafinality, on 10/12/2007, -3/+20"Does it matter who created it? Warner Bros' website for kids is marketing Adware/Spyware to children, made by a company that 1) States in its terms of use that it will serve adult ads and 2) is so irresponsible or immoral that it bundled child pornography in its grab bag of crap. Why would you defend these bastards?"
you're missing the point - nobody is "defending" them. however, thats no excuse for getting completely incorrect facts out to the masses, because all that will happen is Zango will use those incorrect statements as defence - "Look what they're saying about us now" - and completely ignore the GENUINE findings and research. In the long run, this just damages the efforts of people who spend a lot of time researching companies like this.- malorkus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17Ok, I shouldn't have accused you of defending them, but I don't see how what I wrote is all that incorrect-- the description says that "180 Solutions' adware/spyware has been observed to automatically browse to child porn websites when installed". Your argument is that they didn't make the browser, just bundled it with their own stuff. I don't see a significant difference in the end result. Either way their "product" leads to the browser, no? Maybe you'd argue that they got rid of it after being told about it, but do you really trust them to suddenly check their affiliates much more carefully now, or are they just after a fast buck no matter what? Spyware makers are scum even without the added disgrace of this particular incident, and a major corp like WB shouldn't be directing kids to them with a cartoon robot and an "I am over 18" checkbox pre-checked for them. That in and of itself is worthy of outrage, don't you think?
- sniper6121, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10This is the type of stuff that makes the Internet look bad. Warner Bros should be fined $10 million dollars. Maybe this will teach them a lesson and check who they hire for future projects.
- smee, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12wouldn't this be crazy illegal as outlined by the bill in http://www.digg.com/tech_news/USA_outlaws_Goatse_links_Internet_free_speech_threatened ?
- altosaxon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+45And the government thinks that us pirates are the worst thing on the internet.
- TheReport, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11as long as its not their daughters and its making large corporations money who in the end pay them off then the government dosent give a flying *****.
- PunchMeIBleed, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23WTF
- mc1123, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4well said.
- mc1123, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4well said.
- akuma, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13While I don't think that WB is either implicitly or explicitly promoting porn, kiddie or otherwise, it is a extreme scum-bag move on their part to have kids download the zango spyware with the lure of "100s of Games!"
Dugg just so this might get enough publicity for WB to end their relationship with zango. - blubolls, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5unbelievable. why isn't some authority doing something about the garbage on the internet. please don't tell me somebody IS doing something. i don't believe there is.
- aquafinality, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9"the description says that "180 Solutions' adware/spyware has been observed to automatically browse to child porn websites when installed". Your argument is that they didn't make the browser, just bundled it with their own stuff. I don't see a significant difference in the end result. Either way their "product" leads to the browser, no?"
nope - its a big difference between "180 Solutions' adware/spyware has been observed to automatically browse to child porn websites when installed" and "180 solutions adware was bundled with a web-browser (as a seperate, stand alone product) and when the web-browser was used, the browser redirected you to ua pr0n". the browser did this regardless of whether or not the 180 solutions adware was on board. adware companies are highly litigious where incorrect information is concerned and this is the kind of thing that could result in legal letters galore for the person who wrote the blog entry. i'm all for them being called to account for their past actions, but we need to make sure its done the right way or it'll just mean an easy way out for them in the long run.- malorkus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Well, I wouldn't worry about the author of the blog entry. It wasn't me, but the blog is run by the guy who runs the Portal of Evil family of websites. Those guys get legal threats and ***** people off all the time and don't seem to get fazed by it. I think he would consider it a badge of honor to get sued by a scummy spyware company.
- nicepants, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I totally agree with malorkus. If a company is involved in scummy business practices involving pr0n...they should not even attempt to do business with children's products or websites. People at spyware companies are no better than spammers, and remember what we learned about spammers:
Rule #1: Spammers lie.
I wouldn't trust any spyware company to only serve child-friendly ads, regardless of what's in their 90-page EULA.
- Kazrog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Dugg. I'm sure this is going to get some media attention beyond Digg now.
- sheldonator, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2I'm not sure if I get this... are they redirecting kids to kiddie porn sites? or was that something they did in the past and are now redirecting to adult porn sites.
- fogster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It looks like they bundled their adware with another program that would display child pornography. I think it's sensationalist journalism to imply that it's still happening. It's not like what they're doing now isn't disgusting enough on its own.
- Carleton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It's interesting that the 18 or over box is checked automatically. Here's a relevant line from Zango's "privacy policy"
"No Information from Minors. You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Zango Software."
http://www.zango.com/Destination/Corporate/PrivacyPolicy.aspx - aquafinality, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8"I'm not sure if I get this... are they redirecting kids to kiddie porn sites? or was that something they did in the past and are now redirecting to adult porn sites."
Zango works by having people sign up to their program as an "affiliate" - these affiliates are typically webmasters who run sites that provide content. zango provide movies, animations, games etc - to use those media items, you have to install their adware first. the problem is that people have criticised zangos affiliate network because they always seem to be getting scammed by hackers, rogue webmasters and lord knows who else.
zango have a long history of messed up affiliates:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/elh/180-summ.htm
yapbrowser is the web-browser that redirected the user to kiddy pr0n - they were a zango affiliate, till the story went mainstream and then zango pulled their adware from the yapbrowser bundle. - zbeast, on 10/12/2007, -16/+7I could care less about what it birngs up porrn is cool.
what I care about is the fact that spyware would be on my computer.
that the thing to bitch about.- everfalling, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14thing is, the porn it's bringing up is kiddy porn. i dont think that kinda porn is something you wanna have popping up anywhere.
- CaptainFuture, on 10/12/2007, -15/+5Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
- macatak, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10at least they aren't marketing kiddie porn to adults.
- everfalling, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10oh yeah, thank goodness
'mommy, what's that man doing to that kid?'
'hmm? what are you looking a-OH MY ***** WHAT IS THIS?'
- everfalling, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10oh yeah, thank goodness
- selkie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+35I downloaded the binary from the URL: http://downloads.zango.com/ZangoStubs/142456/zangosetup.exe
It's been packed with UPX, probably to slip past a few other A/V detection engines. Here are the results from different scanners:
AntiVir Found Adware-Spyware/180Solutions.AM.2 adware
ArcaVir Found nothing
Avast Found nothing
AVG Antivirus Found Generic.NPN
BitDefender Found nothing
ClamAV Found nothing
Dr.Web Found Adware.Zango
F-Prot Antivirus Found nothing
Fortinet Found nothing
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Found not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.180Solutions.am
NOD32 Found nothing
Norman Virus Control Found W32/180Solutions.CM
UNA Found nothing
VirusBuster Found Adware.180Solutions.AS
VBA32 Found AdWare.Win32.180Solutions.am- kurupt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13I work in the security sector so, hats off to utilizing http://virustotal.com :)
- selkie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Actually http://virusscan.jotti.org/
:)
- kurupt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13I work in the security sector so, hats off to utilizing http://virustotal.com :)
- ki85squared, on 10/12/2007, -9/+0What everyone seems to be missing is the fact that this Zango page is nothing more than an advertisement. If you wait 15 seconds, the page redirects to the contest entry form the kids clicked on for in the first place.
I'm not in support of this ad, however. I do think they should have made it a bit more obvious that it was an advertisement. Marked as Inaccurate.- ki85squared, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Clarification: I found the same advertisement page after clicking on the Scooby-Doo contest button. *Slaps self for only skimming article* Either way... It's not a good thing.
- everfalling, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3ho ho wow. that *****'s crazy. i tried replicating what they did, looks like they cleaned up pretty fast considering. the yap browser doesn't homepage to the yap search site,and it certainly doesn't go to any kiddy porn pages, let alone any pages. at least we can be glad THAT little (and i use that word ironically) problem was fixed. but still, spyware? that's a no no.
- kurupt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Actually it's a bit misleading to think they were able to clean up their act so fast. This story was submitted 2 months ago, so it's relatively uncertain when they crippled the site from browsing to any kiddie porn pages.
I hope now that the word gets spread around to news outlets and mainstream media because, this kind of thing is morally reprehensible and companies like these need to clean up their acts.
It's well known that a lot of people that install software do not read the EULA's thoroughly (which to their chagrin is why they're able to get away with this stuff.) Companies like these should be forced to state explicitly upon installation of their software exactly what their objectives are and what kind of software/malware/adware/spyware is being placed on the users computer. I know, the user should bear the responsibility to read the EULA and not miss the fine print but... with Kidd porn making its way into this, there's no excuse now.
- kurupt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Actually it's a bit misleading to think they were able to clean up their act so fast. This story was submitted 2 months ago, so it's relatively uncertain when they crippled the site from browsing to any kiddie porn pages.
- Lasserith, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2I read about Jon Kyl doing the anti goat-sec stuff so I sent him this email and included the WB stuff. Seems that since he is against goatse he would love to stomp this down also...
Dear Jon Kyl
Are you aware of the fact that your bill to stop goatse is crazy and has several loop-holes (but I guess you will find that out soon enough). I mean the entire idea of the site was to use it as a shock site on your friends, and there is no way that any child will end up seeing it. Unless of course he turns off adult restrictions on say google and searches for it specifically in which case he is responsible because he changed googles preferences. (or maybe he got a porn adaware off the warner-brothers site *COUGH* more important *COUGH* )
Anyway I just wanted to say that man am I glad I'm not in Arizona, and that whoever sent you that picture in the first place deserves a medal. Also since your Republican I just wana say I hope you enjoy what little time you have left before a Democrat takes your spot. (man did Bush mess you guys up or what?)
P.S. For more info on the warner-brothers spyware on their child section of the site check out this article.
http://digg.com/security/Warner_Bros_website_distributing_Zango_Spyware_Kiddy_Porn_browser
Moshe Dolejsi- knupso, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Anyway I just wanted to say that man am I glad I'm not in Arizona
I agree with what you are saying, but by adding that line in he will just delete your message. If you can't vote for him or against him he doesn't give a ***** about you.
Sad but true
- knupso, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Anyway I just wanted to say that man am I glad I'm not in Arizona
- gazoot, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Is this surprising at all? People take every chance to make money on the net, of course they try to scam their way into sites with unsuspecting crowds. Hopefully WB is just ignorant and will remove the zango stuff asap, and if not... well that wouldn't be very surprising either. It's not like big companies are the altruistic role-model of today.
- jellygraph, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4The reason this happened should be fairly evident... it's because Warner Brothers are evil pedos! OMG!
Come on, ppl... 10 bucks says they are completely clueless about this, as most management people are and Zango totally pitched their product without mentioning anything about child pr0n. sheesh- Wolf451man, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Clueless?
Clueless enough to precheck the box that says "I'm 18"?
I don't think so. - nicepants, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Remember, people...big compaines like WB are like a humongous dysfunctional family. Dad doesn't know where his kids are, probably doesn't even know the names of half of his kids, and certainly doesn't keep up with who his kids are hanging around with. Mom and the kids probably never talk, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
I'll guarantee you that this "partnership" was a great "idea" that came from the marketing department, who knows nothing about spyware other than the effects of it, which they complain to their IT people about, calling it a virus. - fogster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Cluelessness is not an excuse for disguising adware as a fun set of free games, and then having that adware display pornography. Especially when the target audience is children.
- Wolf451man, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Clueless?
- chess007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9"Come on, ppl... 10 bucks says they are completely clueless about this, as most management people are and Zango totally pitched their product without mentioning anything about child pr0n. sheesh"
Clueless is not an excuse. Its the onus of a business to know exactly who they are partnering with. - romman00, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5man, i ***** hate spyware...it makes me sick to my stomach. i cant believe warner bros would actually do such a thing.
i guess the only reason why i would like spyware is since it gets me a fair amount of $$ when people need it cleaned off of their computers... :P- atmicrat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Yes thank you to all the ppl that make viruses and spyware and adware that keep us employed by cleaning their computers out.
- alrahman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3WTF?! WB must be seriously ***** to allow Zango to advertise on their site.
- nicepants, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5*****, well, in a manner of speaking. WB is behaving more like a pimp, whoring out children's computers to Zango for money.
- ronjohnson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I must say their user agreement is one of the easiest to read and does warn you that your going to get pop up adware. But what kid is going to read that, they want their games now and what happens when they type in mom to make her a mothers day card only to get MILF pic's. Shame on Warner Bros. I would like to see that interoffice memo from IT warning users not to install Zango on corporate PC's.
Where is Eliot Spitzer when you need him?- mtwoar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Sorry... While I think it's sad a site that is predominantly skewed towards a younger crowd has links to ad software which makes it blatantly obvious it will show you 'Adult-oriented ads', I can't quit laughing at the thought of some child doing his/her good deed and looking for that grand idea/project to give mom for mothers day and getting MILF pics in return.
I can see the slow keying of each letter which sounds like thunder. M *thunder noise* O ... You get the idea. Upon hitting "I'm Feeling Lucky' the child falls backwards out of their chair after being assaulted with pop-ups. Sounds like a movie script. Rated "R" no doubt. :)
Forgive I don't mean to make light of the situation. WB should be ashamed of themselves. - ghostbuster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I must say their user agreement is one of the easiest to read and does warn you that your going to get pop up adware. But what kid is going to read that, they want their games now
90 % of the adults are doing the same thing ...
- mtwoar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Sorry... While I think it's sad a site that is predominantly skewed towards a younger crowd has links to ad software which makes it blatantly obvious it will show you 'Adult-oriented ads', I can't quit laughing at the thought of some child doing his/her good deed and looking for that grand idea/project to give mom for mothers day and getting MILF pics in return.
- zoombusa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Once again stupid marketing people not doing the proper research.
- nicepants, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Since when do marketing people do IT research?
- astrotrain, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Spyware Writers and Distributors should be drug out of their house, into the middle of the street and tagged 'I'm Distribute and Write Spyware'.
Afterwards, they should be beaten with the old IBM Keyboard (if your old enough you know about these gems, all metal inside).
It seems like WB was smoking some crack when they decided to let this company design software for their younger audience.- velocipenguin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4The IBM Model M is the ultimate weapon.
- rpncreator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2First off, people don't read EULAs. Second off, children don't read EULAs.
This is a disaster waiting to happen, if it hasn't already happened.
And yes, beating them with an IBM Model M Keyboard would be good punishment. (They last for ages).
- jaypee68, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2That's ***** hilarious. 8D
- Chillywilly, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Idiots of the year candidate...
- jmdajr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2holy cow!
- deuceace, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dam... I was about to go out and buy the Pinkie and the Brain DVD but now it looks like I may have to boycott WB...
- oxymoron69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yeah, seconded. time for BT to the rescue so they cant have my $ to support their pr0n for tots program
- viclopez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2this is ***** ridiculous.
- fiv3isaliv3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Even if you uncheck the box saying you are over 18 and click submit it still lets you download the software.
- neponel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I will set up a dedicated machine just to see what I can find and if I find anything I will let you all know. The more evidence we can get the faster we can shut those $#%! down.
- babelfishi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2i love it how it saids "dig this" at the bottom of the page ;)
- oxymoron69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3wow WB has sunk to a new low... 1st space jam, now porn served to kids under the guise of free games!
The USA needs to get its priorities straight, if someone was selling games to kids on the street with dvds full of pr0n, chances are they'd be some sorta sex offender and whatnot.
So just because WB is a big dog, and their friend is showing children porno on their 'front porch' what is protecting them as a company? like WTF, they need to feel this in terms of swift action. Example: USA/MAFIAA had The Pirate Bay raided IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY for running a torrent tracker..... and thats not even serving up porn to kids, that should be a whole different punishment for whomever signed off on this over at the wb marketing dept. Like dont they have any geeks over there that can say "hey these guys send adware, lets not get them as an advertiser"
wheres the people crying "Won't somebody please think of the children"
But no, big $$ once again saves the day, they'll dissolve their deal with Zango, but then they'll come back with a new name and do it all over again, and this time leave the 18+ box unchecked by default.
And new laws arent whats need to fix this, just a kick in the ass for the .gov and corp america to stop being sleaze panderers for a quick buck. - naisanza, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Contact link.
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/main/help/customer_service.jsp
this is *****-believable - jtjenn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That was sick. I feel sorry for the kids that downloaded it.
- jaypee68, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't know what's more ***** up, the fact that a mistake like this happened, or that you people actually believe that Warner Brothers did this on purpose. Do you people really, truly believe that Warner Brothers is trying to push any kind of porn on little kids? Sounds like a knee-jerk reaction to me. Oh and I'll bet 99% of you guys were pr0n mongers in your early teens anyway.
- fogster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I can't believe that WB would sign the contract for this to happen without knowing what Zango was. The page they link to--on the WB site--even mentions how it works, by popping up ads when you search for things. Sure, they probably never thought it would pop up porn, but someone had to know that they were marketing adware as a bundle of games, and that children wouldn't know the difference. Someone, somewhere is a sleazeball.
And even if no one knew, they're still responsible for negligent behavior.
There's a difference between a 16-year-old looking for, and finding, porn, and an 8-year-old having porn pop up unexpectedly while he plays a game.
- fogster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I can't believe that WB would sign the contract for this to happen without knowing what Zango was. The page they link to--on the WB site--even mentions how it works, by popping up ads when you search for things. Sure, they probably never thought it would pop up porn, but someone had to know that they were marketing adware as a bundle of games, and that children wouldn't know the difference. Someone, somewhere is a sleazeball.
- iknowhtml, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2this sentence from their terms just makes me laugh...
"many anti-spyware or other software tools do not completely or properly remove the Licensed Software." - TylerC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Nothing will happen.
- cessax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2looks like wb caught on - they got rid of the "download now" button
- malorkus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It looks like they removed some of the extra redirects to the zango page, but there's still a link to it right in the upper right corner of the page, and the download button on that page and the pre-checked "I am 18" box are still there.
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