Habbo aims to erase hate in online communities
by Shawn Schuster 
Jun 30th 2008 at 8:30PM
Filed under: Culture, Events, in-game, Habbo Hotel, Free-to-play, Politics, Casual, Education, Virtual worlds, Kids
Let's face it, being a teen is not easy. With the ever-growing mountain of potential pitfalls teens may face, the last thing they want to deal with is the hatred, discrimination and bigotry that seems to be plaguing our online environments. To help combat this problem, Habbo has joined forces with the Matthew Shepard Foundation in a project they call "Erase Hate".Beginning July 7th, the Matthew Shepard Foundation staff will make appearances twice a week in Habbo's InfoBus to discuss those issues concerning young people in a safe environment. Main topics will include bullying, discrimination and any other forms of hate experienced on and offline. Not only will these teens be taught how to deal with these concerns, but they will learn how to encourage respect among peers. "It is a mission of the Foundation to support young people and provide them with the resources to lead healthy, productive, hate free lives," said Judy Shepard, executive director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. "Our partnership with Habbo will allow us to have ongoing conversations with young people about what they can do in the fight to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance."
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Anonymous said on 6:57PM 7-01-2008
But how can Habbo claim to endorse a hate-free internets, when their mods persist in banning users just for being black and/or having fros?
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