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    Quote Originally Posted by Mathew View Post
    lol, I thought he said we'd be unmuted at the start of this week. he just keeps raising our hopes then pushing it back.
    He never said that at all. The first time he gave any kind of date was last week, in which he said if all goes well we'll be unmuted this week. Coming into this week he has officially said for this weekend, so long as everything goes well on the other sites. That's the first time he's given any kind of time frame for .com; he's been very careful not to give us any information prior just incase it is pushed back. He's obviously quite hopeful for this weekend or he wouldn't have said it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PiippBB View Post
    He never said that at all. The first time he gave any kind of date was last week, in which he said if all goes well we'll be unmuted this week. Coming into this week he has officially said for this weekend, so long as everything goes well on the other sites. That's the first time he's given any kind of time frame for .com; he's been very careful not to give us any information prior just incase it is pushed back. He's obviously quite hopeful for this weekend or he wouldn't have said it.
    "This week" gives the impression of Monday / Tuesday, when it will probably end up being Sunday evening at 11pm..

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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18687249

    Disney's Club Penguin to invest in child safety online

    Disney, the firm behind social network Club Penguin, is donating £3m worth of space on its outlets towards teaching children how to stay safe online.

    The TV, print and website slots will promote third-party campaigns.

    The announcement was made at the Children's Media conference by Club Penguin founder Lane Merrifield.

    Keeping children safe online has been under the spotlight since revelations that another network - Habbo Hotel - had been used by paedophiles.

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    Mr Merrifield, who would not comment on the problems at Habbo, said the investment was unrelated.

    "Safety is important to us. Even though we don't have the ability to make the entire internet safe, we do have the ability to educate and empower kids to keep themselves safe," he said.

    "It starts with making sure that the parents are involved, making sure kids understand not to share personal information and to tell someone if they experience something inappropriate."

    Disney plans to link up with child safety experts including Ceop (Child exploitation and online protection) and charities such as Childnet.

    The advertising "fund" can be spent on space across Disney's television channels, magazines and child-focused sites in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

    Club Penguin currently uses filters to prevent inappropriate conversations. The filters limit what can be said on the site.

    It also employs over 200 moderators.

    "We don't control who comes on the site but we have a lot of control over what they experience once there," said Mr Merrifield.

    He said that it was "dangerous" to rely purely on technology.

    "Language is organic and we use human moderators to stay ahead of new trends," he said.
    Convenient timing!?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jordan View Post
    lol they are getting worried that c4 might attack them so now they seem to be upgrading everything


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    If only the CEO of a certain business with which we are all familiar would take the time to actually teach children of online safety. A good move by Disney, utilising their TV channels to educate children on the matter. It's very nobel of them. Whether or not the timing is a coincidence, they are at least doing something to educate users which they do not really need to do. Habbo on the other hand are doing half-arsed alterations which will probably go down like a lead balloon once chucked out globally.

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    Ridiculous. If children are caught up in exploiting the sexual capabilities of Habbo then I say it's their parent's fault for not restricting their children's access to the game itself. Habbo is perfectly legal and is a lot *less* sexual then a lot of other games like Gaia Online, IMVU and especially Second Life where literally 50% of the game is cyber sex.
    I'm not crazy, ask my toaster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HotelUser View Post
    Ridiculous. If children are caught up in exploiting the sexual capabilities of Habbo then I say it's their parent's fault for not restricting their children's access to the game itself. Habbo is perfectly legal and is a lot *less* sexual then a lot of other games like Gaia Online, IMVU and especially Second Life where literally 50% of the game is cyber sex.
    Technically they're operating border-line illegal - they have to follow guidelines both in the EU (their main base of operations) and in their respective countries. Although the users should have more self control, Habbo really should be understanding what is going on inside its own game. Promoting sexual content for 13+ year olds is a recipe for disaster. If they were 16/18+ then go crazy, but this game is strictly for underaged users.

    Also, I say border-line because it's difficult to enforce these sorts of disputes as there is no actual law on the matter. If anything it would be closures or heavy fines. More a civil dispute than criminal.

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    https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/220877037861216256

    moderator alert Threads merged by Jordan (Forum Super Moderator): Please keep all mute related discussion here
    Last edited by Jordan; 05-07-2012 at 02:30 PM.

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    Default WE'RE BEING UNMUTED!

    https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/220877037861216256

    Habbos, the English lang site will have limited communication restored tomorrow afternoon. Enjoy the weekend connecting with friends. ‪#Habbo‬

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    moderator alert Threads merged by Jordan (Forum Super Moderator): Please keep all mute related discussion here
    Last edited by Jordan; 05-07-2012 at 02:31 PM.


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    Is that the private messaging system he's wittering on about?

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