Habbo chat coming sooner than you think

[idfk]

MM, update with habbo mute
BBC Media got this from the CEO of sulake;

Habbo Hotel is to let its members chat again as it works on ways to help protect members from sexual predators.
All chat on Habbo was stopped following media reports that paedophiles were using the site to groom youngsters.
Habbo owner Sulake said it was preparing for the "Great Unmute" which would let users share their positive experiences of the virtual hotel.
Sulake boss Paul Lafontaine said media coverage was "distracting" it from securing the site.
'Petty' journalism Habbo Hotel is a social network in which members get to control an avatar and a room that they can then customise to their taste.
In a statement, Mr Lafontaine said the muting of chat on the site had led many of its millions of users to stage silent vigils in Habbo Hotel rooms to express their support.
The Great Unmute would let these loyal users tell Sulake which direction they wanted to see the site take and help shape the forthcoming protection systems, he said.
He added that the Channel Four investigation that led to Habbo falling silent had served as a "wake-up call" for Sulake and the industry as a whole.
"We fully intend to actively participate in finding a regulatory solution that will protect our users and ensure the long-term reputation and future of the social gaming community," he said.
Towards the end of the statement, Mr Lafontaine criticised journalists who were contacting Habbo users offering cash for stories about their poor experiences on the site.
"Petty attempts to generate more bad news are distracting us from the job at hand," he said.

This is the big test with the users experience with this?

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Lols, Huge chat-logs to look through

 

[SkeetEmUp]

I highly doubt what they are doing is sitting reading through chat-logs. They're developing systems to easily block words, Blocking more words etc in filters.
I believe MOD's now have power to block words as after trolling them with Habplus rooms that got to top it was blocked. Also after bypassing filters with Kam etc it was blocked. Something that's never happened before

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< Most of the rooms we trolled we trolled with eventually shutdown

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[Asari]

What happened to the bobba system?

 

[Kaz]

Put it this way, after all this recent media attention.
Habbo need to be on their game, simply because that if their recent 'muting' to make some changes etc... still fail. Then whats going to happen?
The answer is simple, more media attention which could have various outcomes. More users? or close it down?

 

[lepos]

As they're adding all these filtering system does this mean that you will not be able to click "disable filters" like you could before?

Hmm.

 

[Christmas]

What happened to the bobba system?

The bobba filter is long gone :]

 

[Lightzz]

Scared in a way wondering is the filter system is going to become somewhat like Club Penguin. (auto bans)

 

[Thom]

Ya well whatever happens, it happens for a good reason. There is images of the new filter stuff and new chat stuff over at puhekupla, found here:

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[idfk]

update
I heard it was a publicity stunt, but couldn't be. Also they unmuted for like 30 minutes, than muted again due to the massive swear words and they new system over reaching.