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{{Infobox website
| name = Habbo
| logo = [[File:Habbo.gif]]
| caption = A public guest room on Habbo UK.
| url = [[Habbo#Websites|See list of websites]]
| commercial = Yes
| type = Social world-building game
| language = Multilingual
| registration = Yes
| owner = [[Sulake|Sulake Corporation]]
| authors = [[Sampo Karjalainen]]<br>Aapo Kyrölä
| launch_date = [[Habbo#Sites|See full list]]
| current_status = active
| num_users = 278 million<ref name=sulake>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel - Where else? |url=http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ |access-date=8 August 2014 |work=Sulake Oy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719224200/http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ |archive-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> (as of August 2012)
}}
'''''Habbo''''' (formerly known as '''''Habbo Hotel''''') is a social world building game and [[online community]] aimed at teens and young adults.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140719224200/http://www.sulake.com/habbo/</ref> Habbo is owned and operated by [[Sulake]], a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[company]]. Founded in 2000, Habbo has expanded to nine online communities (or "hotels"), with users in more than 150 countries. Since August 2012, more than 273 million avatars have been registered with an average of 5 million unique visitors per month.
Users on Habbo can create a Habbo character (avatar) and design hotel rooms, create different characters, chat with other players, take care of virtual pets, create and play games and complete quests.<ref>https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221643428</ref>
== History ==
[[File:Mobiles Disco.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of Mobiles Disco game]]
Habbo stemmed from a 1999 hobby project by creative designer [[Sampo Karjalainen]] and technologist Aapo Kyrölä entitled Mobiles Disco, for a Finnish band. It was a virtual chat room running on Aapo's Fuse technology. After having been contracted to design a virtual game and chat called Lumisota (Snow Wars) for a Finnish internet service provider, they were contracted for another project. They developed Hotelli Kultakala (eng. Hotel Goldfish) with a small team of developers. It launched in August 2000 on the ISP's web portal.
Aapo, Sampo and Dee Edwards, an entrepreneur from the UK, wanted to create an international business based on the virtual hotel concept, drafting a plan in Autumn 2000, and raised finance. By the end of January 2001, Habbo Hotel had been launched in beta mode. The new hotel exited beta a few weeks afterwards, aimed at the teenage market, with marketing and payment partners in place, run from a HQ in London. It featured a new credits system with community and safety features.<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel 2001 - 2002 Changes and Updates |url=http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-%20Update%20History.htm |work=Habbo Ages |access-date=18 February 2013 |year=2001–2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217011726/http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-%20Update%20History.htm |archive-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next hotel was launched in Switzerland a few months later, in four languages. It has since been expanded to over 31 countries in five continents, including Hotelli Kultakala in Finland which was made into a Habbo Hotel and has been invested in by venture capitalists.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104810073.html |title=Venture Capital Checks In To Habbo Hotel |first=Leslie |last=Walker |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=27 January 2005 |access-date=18 January 2008}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In May 2006, the service, along with its [[domain name]]s, were changed from <code>www.habbohotel.com</code> (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.) to <code>www.habbo.com</code> (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.).
In August 2007, Habbo's Chinese community closed down temporarily, the first time a Habbo website has closed. The challenging Chinese market and high operational costs led to the decision of closing the service. Customers in China were redirected to other Habbo communities.<ref name="china-close">{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/08/habbo-hotel-chi.html |title=Habbo Hotel: Chinese Market Too Challenging to Be Worthwhile |access-date=31 August 2007 |work=Virtual Worlds News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902234116/http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/08/habbo-hotel-chi.html |archive-date=2 September 2007 |date=30 August 2007}}</ref>
In December 2008, Habbo's Russian community announced it was closing in February 2009 as a result of low numbers. Those on the site with "''furni''" (virtual furniture that can be used to furnish rooms in the hotel that are bought with the use of Habbo Credits or Coins, that can be purchased with actual money) have been told they will receive credit codes for use on the USA Habbo community.
In January 2010, it was announced that Habbo US and Habbo Canada would undergo a merger, to be finalized in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habbo.com/articles/1455-habbocom-habboca-unite |title=Habbo Hotel US: News - Habbo.com + Habbo.ca Unite |date=Jan 22, 2010 |work=Habbo |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]] |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126075647/http://www.habbo.com/articles/1455-habbocom-habboca-unite |archive-date=26 January 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in April 2010, it was announced that all English-speaking hotels will be merged as one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habbo.com.sg/articles/2229-bigger-better-awesome |title=Habbo: News - Bigger, Better, Awesome! |date=April 8, 2010 |work=Habbo |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]] |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107195837/http://www.habbo.com/articles/2229-bigger-better-awesome |archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref> On May 5, the merger for Habbo US and Habbo Canada was complete.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1611/two-became-one |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Two Became One! |date=May 5, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=6 May 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> On June 2, the Australian site merge was completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1651/getting-together |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Getting Together |date=June 2, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=2 June 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> The Singapore site was officially merged on June 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1658/another-day-another-step-closer |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Another Day Another Step Closer |date=June 4, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=4 June 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> On June 10, the final Hotel, Habbo UK, was merged and that completed the set, making Habbo.com the only English speaking site.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1670/together-at-last |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Together at Last! |date=June 10, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=10 June 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> Accounts were migrated to the final English-speaking hotel with varying degrees of automation until March 2011 - after that date any accounts not migrated from the initial Habbo Canada, Singapore, UK and Australia hotels were deleted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ending the Merge: Habbo Accounts – Habbo.com Customer Support |url=https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221643308-Ending-the-Merge-Habbo-Accounts |work=Habbo |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022101002/https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221643308-Ending-the-Merge-Habbo-Accounts |archive-date=October 22, 2016 |publisher=[[Sulake Corporation]]}}</ref>
On June 12, 2012 concerns about the site were raised by [[Channel 4 News]].<ref name="channel4-1">{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/striptease-and-cyber-sex-my-stay-at-habbo-hotel |title=Striptease and cyber sex: my stay at Habbo Hotel |work=[[Channel 4 News]] |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[Channel Four Television Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023258/https://www.channel4.com/news/striptease-and-cyber-sex-my-stay-at-habbo-hotel |archive-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="channel4-2">{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/should-you-let-your-child-play-in-habbo-hotel |title=Should you let your child play in Habbo Hotel? |work=[[Channel 4 News]] |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[Channel Four Television Corporation]] |first=Paraic |last=O'Brien |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019075830/https://www.channel4.com/news/should-you-let-your-child-play-in-habbo-hotel |archive-date=19 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> A two-month investigation found users posting pornographic and violent messages – despite the fact that Habbo is intended for young teenagers. A reporter posing as an 11-year-old girl claimed that explicit sex chats were common within minutes of logging on to the service,<ref name="bbc-1">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18424400 |title=Habbo 'muted' following explicit sex chat claims |work=[[BBC News]] |date=13 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111104426/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18424400 |archive-date=11 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> which she described as "very sexual, perverse, violent, pornographic."<ref name="bbc-2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18415763 |title=Habbo investor pulls out after 'explicit' sex allegations |work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107031631/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18415763 |archive-date=7 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result of the allegations, Sulake immediately suspended all chat on the service.<ref name="bbc-1"/> Speaking in a blog post, chief executive of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine, said that the firm "was reviewing the long-term plans for the Habbo community".<ref name="bbc-1"/> The chat services were reinstated in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lafontaine |first=Paul |title=The Great Unmute-The 24 hour countdown begins |url=http://blog.habbo.com/2012/06/19/the-great-unmute-the-24-hour-countdown-begins/ |work=Habbo |access-date=19 June 2012 |publisher=[[Sulake]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130623183643/http://blog.habbo.com/2012/06/19/the-great-unmute-the-24-hour-countdown-begins/ |archive-date=23 June 2013}}</ref> Two leading investors, [[Balderton Capital]] and [[3i]], withdrew their funding from Sulake,<ref name="bbc-2"/><ref name="bbc-3">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18445200 |title=Second Habbo Hotel investor 3i checks out |work=[[BBC News]] |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123224952/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18445200 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and some UK retailers stopped selling Habbo gift cards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel Backlash: Tesco, WHSmith and GAME Stop Selling Gift Cards For Site Following C4 Investigation |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/habbo-hotel-backlash-tesco-whsmith-game_n_1593630.html |access-date=8 August 2014 |first=Ted |last=Thornhill |date=13 June 2012 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811024018/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/habbo-hotel-backlash-tesco-whsmith-game_n_1593630.html |archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In August 2012, Habbo announced its new hotel, Habbo Turkey, fully localised for Turkish-speakers.<ref name=turkey>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel Launches in Turkey |url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ |access-date=8 August 2014 |date=8 August 2012 |work=[[Sulake]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013110813/http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ |archive-date=13 October 2012}}</ref> The then CEO of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine comments, "We're thrilled to announce we have launched in Turkey. This is a very important market for us and we expect Habbo Hotel to be a big success there, with many teenagers joining to converse with friends, meet people with similar interests and enjoy access to the global Habbo Hotel network. Our launch in Turkey is the next big step on our global roadmap."<ref name=turkey/>
In May 2014, Sulake released a Habbo application for the iPad in the App Store worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo for iPad: Now in an App Store near you! |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/3236/habbo-for-ipad-now-in-an-app-store-near-you |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=July 7, 2014 |work=Habbo |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Iconic social game Habbo Hotel is coming to Android tomorrow |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Habbo/news.asp?c=64616 |access-date=9 August 2015 |work=PocketGamer |first=Mark |last=Brown |publisher=Steel Media Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711152447/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Habbo/news.asp?c=64616 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/20404/hc-update-and-price-change |title=HC Update and Price Change |work=Habbo |date=30 March 2016 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]] |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415162208/https://www.habbo.com/community/article/20404/hc-update-and-price-change |archive-date=15 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
End of 2020, Sulake released their new beta-version of Habbo. They have moved to the Unity platform, since Adobe Flash marks its end in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Habbo 2020 Open Beta|url=https://www.habbo.com/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Habbo|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why did you change the UI?|url=https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018565599-Why-did-you-change-the-UI-|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Habbo.com Customer Support|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Adobe Flash Player End of Life|url=https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.adobe.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Gameplay ==
Habbo's main feature is the "Hotel", and consists of a client made using [[Adobe Flash]] technologies. The hotel can be accessed by logged-in users via the Habbo Homepage. When a user accesses the Hotel they are brought to a screen colloquially known as ''Hotel View/Landing View''. From this screen, members can navigate to rooms via the ''Navigator'' and browse the rooms of the hotel, look for items to buy in the catalogue, private message friends on their Habbo friends list or enter their preset ''Home room''.
=== Official rooms ===
Public Rooms are rooms which are available to all members. They often depict scenes such as restaurants, cinemas, and dance clubs. Most Public Rooms contain automated [[robot]]s which shout pre-recorded messages and tips and can give members drinks and food items. Public rooms are designed by Sulake and are not customizable by users. Some rooms used to contain games called Battle Ball, SnowStorm, Wobble Squabble and diving, but these games were removed due to coding issues when they upgraded from [[Adobe Shockwave|Shockwave]] to [[Adobe Flash Player|Flash]].
[[File:Habbo Guest room creation.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of a guest room in Habbo]]
In June 2011, most Official rooms were removed from the hotel. The popular games BattleBall and SnowStorm were replaced with Freeze and Battle Banzai to coincide with the new [[Adobe Flash Player|Flash]] client. By buying certain furni, players can build their own rooms for other players to play these games.
=== ''Guest'' rooms ===
Guest Rooms are special rooms which users can customize with furniture, wallpaper, and floor patterns; these can be purchased with [[Habbo#Credits|credits]]. Users can choose from pre-made room blueprints or create their own with [[Habbo#bc|builders club]]. Guest rooms can be created by any member and can be locked to allow access only to specific users or password holder. Many users create their own games in their guest rooms, which give furniture or coins as a prize. These rooms are categorized on the navigator in many categories such as "Trading", "Parties", and "Role Playing".<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo Navigator |url=http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1zev8g5&s=6 |work=[[TinyPic]] |access-date=18 February 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411234915/http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1zev8g5&s=6 |archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> Virtual pets and bots can be bought and kept in Guest rooms. Users can interact with the pets and program bots, which will obey certain commands the player throws at them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1192/pets-have-returned |title=Pets Have Returned |publisher=[[Sulake]] |access-date=24 August 2009 |date=11 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Incredible Bot! |url=https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221644408 |access-date=8 August 2014 |work=[[Sulake Oy]] |publisher=[[Zendesk]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909040631/https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221644408 |archive-date=9 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Games ===
Users can create their own games in Habbo by buying furniture from the shop - from Puzzle Boxes to ice skating to football. Users can build an ice rink, Battle Banzai arena, or a never-ending maze. Users can also check out the hotel's Navigator and select the Games & Mazes category under the Rooms tab to play in other people's user-created rooms hosting games like Battle Banzai, Freeze, Ice Tag, and more.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where are the games? |url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/509402-Where-are-the-games- |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909041900/https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221644328 |archive-date=9 September 2017 |work=[[Sulake Corporation OY]] |publisher=[[Zendesk]]}}</ref>
=== Role-play elements ===
Habbo users often create guest rooms which emulate real world businesses, police departments and other establishments. As the game's platform facilitates the creation of groups some users choose to design their groups based on a role-playing theme and go on to participate in activities which promote their groups to other users in the game.
== Currency ==
There are 3 main types of currency on Habbo. Credits (or coins) which are used to buy furniture in the catalogue and Duckets (free currency earned by completing achievements such as logging in X days in a row) which enables users to buy effects and 'Rentable furni' (furniture to decorate rooms for a period of time, before it is then removed).<ref>{{cite web|title=Duckets FAQ|url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081854/https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Diamonds are used to buy rewards such as exclusive furniture items or Habbo Club and are gained by buying credits (1 diamond for each credit bought). As well as that, seasonally themed currencies (E.g.: "Snowflakes" for [[Christmas]]) are given out to players by staff for completing certain quests which can then be used to buy seasonal Furni for a short time.
=== Credits ===
Credits (also called "coins" on some hotels) are an in-game [[virtual currency]] that can be purchased using a variety of different services, such as [[credit card]], a [[telephone]] service, a [[Stored-value card|prepaid card]] and via [[Short Message Service|SMS]]. They can also be redeemed into ''Exchange'', which displays the Credits as an item of virtual furniture; the furniture can then be traded among users, and redeemed back into Credits. Users can join Habbo Club (HC), which is a premium subscription purchased using Credits. Features of Habbo Club membership include a badge, new clothes and outfits for a player's avatar, more friends on their friends list, the ability to create groups, and a free piece of furni exclusive to club members every month.
==== Duckets ====
Duckets are part of a new and complementary currency introduced in February 2013. Users earn Duckets by completing certain achievements and quests.<ref name=Mich>{{cite web|title=Duckets info|url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|access-date=31 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081854/https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Duckets currency can be used to purchase effects, room promotions, furniture and even as far as pets.
==== Diamonds ====
Diamonds are another currency on Habbo. It was introduced in early July 2014. Diamonds are received through purchases of Credits with real money. Diamonds are used to buy Habbo Club, buy rare furniture items or they can be redeemed for credits in furniture form.<ref>{{cite web |title=Diamonds have arrived! |url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/23693923-Diamonds-have-arrived- |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812003655/https://help.habbo.com/entries/23693923-Diamonds-have-arrived- |archive-date=12 August 2014 |publisher=[[Sulake Corporation Oy]] |work=Habbo}}</ref>
== Moderation ==
Habbo's parent company Sulake has automated online moderation, and only house Community Coordinators are available for all hotels. Habbo stated in 2011 that the in-game moderators were tasked with tracking some 70 million lines of conversation worldwide every day, and blocking inappropriate users and filtering links to black-listed sites.<ref name=sulakeblog1>{{cite web|url=http://www.sulake.com/blog/entries/policing-and-protecting-the-habbo-community-a-message-from-the-ceo/|title=Loading site please wait…|website=www.sulake.com|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602184014/http://www.sulake.com/blog/entries/policing-and-protecting-the-habbo-community-a-message-from-the-ceo/|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sulake also worked with child safety organizations and local police forces to stop inappropriate behavior. Habbo's moderation and safety systems were recognized as making the service as one of the safest social networks in a 2011 European Commission report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/social_networking/eu_action/implementation_princip_2011/index_en.htm|title=Digital Single Market|website=Digital Single Market|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606042537/http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/social_networking/eu_action/implementation_princip_2011/index_en.htm|archive-date=6 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Habbo was also awarded the commendation of 'Safer by Design' from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pixelweekly.com/2011/06/08/habbo-receive-ceop-commendation/ceop-commendation/|title=CEOP Commendation -<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=pixelweekly.com|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621063031/http://pixelweekly.com/2011/06/08/habbo-receive-ceop-commendation/ceop-commendation/|archive-date=2012-06-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sulake encouraged users to take responsibility for reporting any abuses or any bad behaviour on the site, providing education and rapid-response support to users who may experience uncomfortable conversations or questions.<ref name=sulakeblog1/>
As well as working within the Habbo online community, Sulake actively contributed to campaigns like [[Insafe]] and [[Safer Internet Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=197415&#p_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet|title=Habbo Hotel campaign on passwords|date=May 9, 2011|publisher=Insafe|access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref> to be used on relevant user safety issues and collaborates in more than 30 charitable partnerships around the world to educate teens about a load of topics including safe internet use, trolling, the dangers of drugs, bullying etc. Partners include [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]] (ChildLine), [[UNICEF]], the [[Red Cross]], the National Safety Hospital, Frank, Child Right, Power Child as well as many other market specific organisations.<ref name=sulakeblog1/>
Users in Habbo can report users breaking the Habbo Way (there are sets of rules on Habbo that everyone must obey)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Habbo Way|url=http://www.habbo.com/safety/habbo_way|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809213613/http://www.habbo.com/safety/habbo_way|archive-date=9 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> by clicking on the offending avatar, scrolling through their information and clicking report then trying to highlight the offending pieces of chat. Users can also ignore their user by clicking on them and pressing ignore, and this will block every action and chat line that comes from that user into his or her view.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tools to safety surf Habbo|url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/25176068-What-tools-do-I-have-to-safely-surf-Habbo-|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807020611/https://help.habbo.com/entries/25176068-What-tools-do-I-have-to-safely-surf-Habbo-|archive-date=7 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Automatic moderation exists in Habbo's language filter, the "Bobba Filter", which replaces offensive text with the simple word "bobba". Replacement applies to anything from mild to highly offensive words, phrases, and websites.
From August 2000 to 31 December 2005, Habbo existed as a program for experienced members of each Habbo community to become a 'Hobba'. Hobbas were non-paid, volunteer moderators with limited powers that acted as Hotel Guides. On December 31, 2005, [[Sulake]] suspended the Hobba program completely due to major security issues and the rapidly growing Habbo community. It was decided that it needed a stronger, more professional moderation team, that would be followed by employees of [[Sulake]].<ref name="hobba-archive">{{cite web|url=http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-The%20Hobba%20Archive.htm|title=Hobba - Information and Archives|publisher=Habbo Ages|access-date=2008-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217012322/http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-The%20Hobba%20Archive.htm|archive-date=2013-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref> The following requests for the program to be revived, in June 2012, it was announced that modernized Hobbas, called Guardians, would be introduced into Habbo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/217268073613365248 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @bubblejuice_org @MissyHynes |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-06-25|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref> These users will be limited and will be closely monitored to ensure safety is not compromised or advanced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/217270071297458176 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @Pandanized asked about |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-06-25|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/217274109539790848 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @Nothematic Yes Guardians a |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-06-25|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref>
In June 2012, there was a two-month investigation by [[Channel 4 News]] that uncovered lapses in Habbo's online moderation, such as cyber sex, sexual frequences and sexual predation on minors, which subsequently led to withdrawals from two of the company's biggest investors.<ref name="channel4-1" /><ref name="channel4-2" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Bowater|first=Donna|title=Habbo Hotel investor pulls out over pornographic content claims|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9330572/Habbo-Hotel-investor-pulls-out-over-pornographic-content-claims.html|access-date=15 June 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=2012-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614215948/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9330572/Habbo-Hotel-investor-pulls-out-over-pornographic-content-claims.html|archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Peter|title=Habbo Hotel: NSPCC urges government and technology industry to act|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jun/14/habbo-hotel-private-equity-stake?newsfeed=true|access-date=15 June 2012|date=2012-06-14|work=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104193804/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jun/14/habbo-hotel-private-equity-stake?newsfeed=true|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to the news, the company globally muted all chat and text, and launched "The Great Unmute",<ref name="blog">{{cite web |url=http://blog.habbo.com/ |title=Behind the Pixels |publisher=Blog.habbo.com |access-date=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803034930/http://blog.habbo.com/ |archive-date=2012-08-03 }}</ref> which allowed users to express their views on the company's future, their experiences with Habbo, and their thoughts on the Channel Four News report.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://greatunmute.habbo.com/ |title=Great Unmute | Express your views about Habbo |publisher=Greatunmute.habbo.com |date=2012-06-20 |access-date=2012-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814104724/http://greatunmute.habbo.com/ |archive-date=2012-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following this, launching ''The Great Go-Live'', Habbo lifted the chat restrictions for [[Finland|Finnish]] users to allow testing on a new safety system.<ref name="blog"/> Chat restrictions were lifted for users in [[Brazil]] and [[Spain]], followed by [[France]], [[Italy]], the United Kingdom, [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="blog" /> A ''Parental Advisory Summit'' was also launched, to allow parents and users that the chance to answer how Habbo can deliver a safer experience, have a safe environment and influence what content children view on other social media platforms.<ref name="blog" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://parentsummit.habbo.com |title=Habbo - Parents Advisory Summit |publisher=Parentsummit.habbo.com |date=2012-07-05 |access-date=2012-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628235353/http://parentsummit.habbo.com/ |archive-date=2012-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Restrictions on chat were lifted in [[Norway]], [[Denmark]] and [[Sweden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/219801363780091905 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @BronsHabbo Probably tomorrow |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-07-02|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref> and finally in the [[English language|English]] hotel on 6 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/220520529147334659 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: Habbos, the Scandinavians now |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-07-04|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref>
== Habbo raids ==
{{see also|Patriotic Nigras#Habbo Hotel}}
Habbo has been a frequent target for organized raids by [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]].<ref name=pool/> In 2006, a meme began circulating on [[4chan]] boards regarding racist conduct by Habbo moderators and arbitrary banning of players with darker-skinned avatars. As a result, users signed up to the Habbo site dressed in avatars of a black man wearing a grey suit and an [[Afro]] hairstyle and blocked entry to the pool, declaring that it was "closed due to [[AIDS]]",<ref name="pool">{{cite web |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Net_users_insist_its_joke.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824174022/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Net_users_insist_its_joke.html |archive-date=2008-08-24 |title=Net users insist 'racist' sign is joke |publisher=[[KENS-TV]]}}</ref> flooding the site with internet sayings, and forming [[swastika]]-like formations. When the raiders were banned, they complained of racism.
== Sponsorship ==
As a website geared towards teenagers, Habbo has attracted sponsorship from outside entities and organizations. This sponsorship includes visits by musicians<ref name="ukcelebarch">{{cite web |title=Habbo: Celebrity Visits |url=http://www.habbo.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity_visits/ |publisher=[[Sulake|Sulake Corporation]] |access-date=2007-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518015001/http://www.habbo.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity_visits/ |archive-date=2007-05-18 |url-status=live }}</ref> (such as [[Gorillaz]],<ref name="gorillaz">{{cite web|title=Sulake Press Releases - "Gorillaz live at Habbo Hotel" |url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-08-17-Gorillaz_live_at_Habbo_Hotel |date=2007-08-17 |access-date=2006-07-03 |publisher=[[Sulake|Sulake Corporation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014025122/http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-08-17-Gorillaz_live_at_Habbo_Hotel |archive-date=October 14, 2007 }}</ref> [[Skye Sweetnam]],<ref name="skye">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyesweetnam.com/index.aspx#6138 |title=SkyeSweetnam.com - "Skye Chats LIVE on Habbo Hotel" |access-date=2006-07-03 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060522143106/http://www.skyesweetnam.com/index.aspx#6138 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-05-22}}</ref> [[Jamelia]],<ref name="jamelia">{{cite web|url=http://mail.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=271140|title=Jamelia coming to Habbo UK|publisher=HabboxForum|date=December 1, 2006|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124359/http://mail.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=271140|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2015}} and [[Akon]]<ref name="akon">{{cite web|url=http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=256326|title=Something on Akon|publisher=HabboxForum|date=November 3, 2006|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101343/http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=256326|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2015}}) as well as various corporations. In 2014 Habbo associated itself with the company DitchTheLabel which hosts various anti-bullying sessions on Habbo.<ref name=Michaels>{{cite news|title=Ditch The Label association|url=http://www.ditchthelabel.org/just-checked-habbo-hotel/|access-date=31 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507082703/http://www.ditchthelabel.org/just-checked-habbo-hotel/|archive-date=7 May 2014}}</ref>
== Reception ==
In November 2001, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' listed Habbo as a top-10 chat and instant messaging site, describing it as "great-looking" and "proving popular with teenagers."<ref name="tdt">{{cite news |title=Top 10 sites: chat and instant messaging |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/reviews/4767166/Top-10-sites-chat-and-instant-messaging.html |access-date=18 May 2007 |date=1 November 2001 |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group Limited]] |newspaper=[[Telegraph (newspaper)|Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211041854/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/reviews/4767166/Top-10-sites-chat-and-instant-messaging.html |archive-date=11 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005 and 2006, Habbo Australia received the [[NetGuide]] Online Web Award for "Best kids'/youth website".<ref name="netguide">{{Cite news |title=NetGuide Web awards 2006 – WINNERS |url=http://www.netguide.com.au/v2/webawards/06winners.php |work=[[NetGuide]] |access-date=14 May 2007 |year=2006 |publisher=ACP Publishing Pty Ltd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629154237/http://www.netguide.com.au/v2/webawards/06winners.php |archive-date=2007-06-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2006, [[Sulake]] won [[Deloitte]]'s Fast 50 competition.<ref name="deloitte">{{cite web |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/topics/technology-fast-500.html |title=Technology Fast 500™ |work=[[Deloitte]] |language=fi |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030230725/https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/topics/technology-fast-500.html |archive-date=30 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="deloitte2">{{cite web |title=Sulake wins Deloitte's Technology Fast50 competition |url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-09-15-Sulake_wins_Deloittes_Technology_Fast50_competition |publisher=[[Sulake Corporation]] |date=15 September 2005 |access-date=12 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014024849/http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-09-15-Sulake_wins_Deloittes_Technology_Fast50_competition |archive-date=14 October 2007}}</ref>
[[Common Sense Media]], a non-profit association advocating for children and families, and studying the effects that media and technology have on young users, reports that ''foul talk and sexy chat rooms dominate [this] virtual world'', giving it one star on five and don't recommend it for kids of any age.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/habbo |title=Habbo |date=June 27, 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=[[Common Sense Media]] |first=Dana |last=Anderson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019041111/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/habbo |archive-date=19 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2009, Habbo won the Most Innovative Launch Campaign 2009<ref>{{cite news |title=Habbo wins Guardian Award |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/25/megas-winners-2009 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=8 August 2014 |date=25 March 2009 |publisher=[[Guardian News and Media Limited]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010214/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/25/megas-winners-2009 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> in The Media Guardian Innovation Awards.
== Websites ==
There are currently 9 websites in operation, with as many as 12 up until 29 April 2015. This date saw the closure of the Danish,<ref name="Denmark">{{cite press release|title=Habbo Hotel Denmark Closes|url=https://www.habbo.dk/|access-date=May 9, 2015|publisher=[[Sulake]]|date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508175726/http://www.habbo.dk/|archive-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> Norwegian<ref name="Norway">{{cite press release|title=Habbo Hotel Norway Closes|url=https://www.habbo.no/|access-date=May 9, 2015|publisher=[[Sulake]]|date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501164011/http://www.habbo.no/|archive-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> and Swedish<ref name="Sweden">{{cite press release|title=Habbo Hotel Sweden Closes|url=https://www.habbo.se/|access-date=May 9, 2015|publisher=[[Sulake]]|date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507225259/http://www.habbo.se/|archive-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> language hotels, having been in operation from December 2004, June 2004 and December 2003 respectively.
=== Current ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!URL
!Opening date
|-
|{{flag|Finland}}||https://www.habbo.fi||August 2000
|-
|{{flag|Spain}}||https://www.habbo.es||September 2003
|-
|{{flag|Italy}}||https://www.habbo.it||September 2003
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}}||https://www.habbo.nl||February 2004
|-
|{{flag|Germany}} ||https://www.habbo.de||March 2004
|-
|{{flag|France}}||https://www.habbo.fr||November 2004
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}||https://www.habbo.com.br||February 2006
|-
|[[File:English language.svg|22px]] English-language||https://www.habbo.com||May 5, 2010
|-
|{{flag|Turkey}}||https://www.habbo.com.tr||August 2012<ref name=turkey/>
|}
=== Closed ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!URL
!Opening date
!Closing date
!Notes
|-
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||habbo.co.uk||January 4, 2001||June 10, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Switzerland}}||habbo.ch||August 2001||October 4, 2010||Merged with Habbo.de
|-
|{{flag|Japan}}||habbo.jp||February 2003||April 16, 2009||
|-
|{{flag|Sweden}}||habbo.se||December 2003||April 29, 2015||Closed for good, due to low numbers
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}||habbo.ca||June 2004||May 5, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Norway}}||habbo.no||June 2004||April 29, 2015||Closed for good, due to low numbers
|-
|{{flag|Portugal}}||habbo.pt||March 2006||June 4, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com.br
|-
|{{flag|United States}}||habbo.com||September 2004||June 10, 2010||Merged with other English-language hotels.
|-
|{{flag|Australia}}|| habbo.com.au||November 2004||June 2, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Singapore}}||habbo.com.sg||December 2004||June 4, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Denmark}}||habbo.dk||December 2004||April 29, 2015||Closed for good, due to low numbers
|-
|{{flag|People's Republic of China}}||habbo.cn||July 2006||August 24, 2007||
|-
|{{flag|Russia}}||habbo.ru||September 2007||February 6, 2009||
|}
== See also ==
* [[Club Penguin]]
* [[List of social networking websites]]
* [[Smeet]]
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ About Habbo Hotel]
* [http://www.sulake.com/ Sulake Corporation]
* [http://www.sulake.com/press/ Sulake Press Room]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120803034930/http://blog.habbo.com/ Habbo Hotel - Blog]
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{{Infobox website
| name = Habbo
| logo = [[File:Habbo.gif]]
| caption = A public guest room on Habbo UK.
| url = [[Habbo#Websites|See list of websites]]
| commercial = Yes
| type = Social world-building game
| language = Multilingual
| registration = Yes
| owner = [[Sulake|Sulake Corporation]]
| authors = [[Sampo Karjalainen]]<br>Aapo Kyrölä
| launch_date = [[Habbo#Sites|See full list]]
| current_status = active
| num_users = 278 million<ref name=sulake>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel - Where else? |url=http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ |access-date=8 August 2014 |work=Sulake Oy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719224200/http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ |archive-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> (as of August 2012)
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'''''Habbo''''' (formerly known as '''''Habbo Hotel''''') is a social world building game and [[online community]] aimed at teens and young adults. habbo sucks quackitys dick often<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140719224200/http://www.sulake.com/habbo/</ref> Habbo is owned and operated by [[Sulake]], a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[company]]. Founded in 2000, Habbo has expanded to nine online communities (or "hotels"), with users in more than 150 countries. Since August 2012, more than 273 million avatars have been registered with an average of 5 million unique visitors per month.
Users on Habbo can create a Habbo character (avatar) and design hotel rooms, create different characters, chat with other players, take care of virtual pets, create and play games and complete quests.<ref>https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221643428</ref>
== History ==
[[File:Mobiles Disco.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of Mobiles Disco game]]
Habbo stemmed from a 1999 hobby project by creative designer [[Sampo Karjalainen]] and technologist Aapo Kyrölä entitled Mobiles Disco, for a Finnish band. It was a virtual chat room running on Aapo's Fuse technology. After having been contracted to design a virtual game and chat called Lumisota (Snow Wars) for a Finnish internet service provider, they were contracted for another project. They developed Hotelli Kultakala (eng. Hotel Goldfish) with a small team of developers. It launched in August 2000 on the ISP's web portal.
Aapo, Sampo and Dee Edwards, an entrepreneur from the UK, wanted to create an international business based on the virtual hotel concept, drafting a plan in Autumn 2000, and raised finance. By the end of January 2001, Habbo Hotel had been launched in beta mode. The new hotel exited beta a few weeks afterwards, aimed at the teenage market, with marketing and payment partners in place, run from a HQ in London. It featured a new credits system with community and safety features.<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel 2001 - 2002 Changes and Updates |url=http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-%20Update%20History.htm |work=Habbo Ages |access-date=18 February 2013 |year=2001–2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217011726/http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-%20Update%20History.htm |archive-date=17 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The next hotel was launched in Switzerland a few months later, in four languages. It has since been expanded to over 31 countries in five continents, including Hotelli Kultakala in Finland which was made into a Habbo Hotel and has been invested in by venture capitalists.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104810073.html |title=Venture Capital Checks In To Habbo Hotel |first=Leslie |last=Walker |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=27 January 2005 |access-date=18 January 2008}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In May 2006, the service, along with its [[domain name]]s, were changed from <code>www.habbohotel.com</code> (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.) to <code>www.habbo.com</code> (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.).
In August 2007, Habbo's Chinese community closed down temporarily, the first time a Habbo website has closed. The challenging Chinese market and high operational costs led to the decision of closing the service. Customers in China were redirected to other Habbo communities.<ref name="china-close">{{cite web |url=http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/08/habbo-hotel-chi.html |title=Habbo Hotel: Chinese Market Too Challenging to Be Worthwhile |access-date=31 August 2007 |work=Virtual Worlds News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902234116/http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/08/habbo-hotel-chi.html |archive-date=2 September 2007 |date=30 August 2007}}</ref>
In December 2008, Habbo's Russian community announced it was closing in February 2009 as a result of low numbers. Those on the site with "''furni''" (virtual furniture that can be used to furnish rooms in the hotel that are bought with the use of Habbo Credits or Coins, that can be purchased with actual money) have been told they will receive credit codes for use on the USA Habbo community.
In January 2010, it was announced that Habbo US and Habbo Canada would undergo a merger, to be finalized in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habbo.com/articles/1455-habbocom-habboca-unite |title=Habbo Hotel US: News - Habbo.com + Habbo.ca Unite |date=Jan 22, 2010 |work=Habbo |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]] |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126075647/http://www.habbo.com/articles/1455-habbocom-habboca-unite |archive-date=26 January 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in April 2010, it was announced that all English-speaking hotels will be merged as one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habbo.com.sg/articles/2229-bigger-better-awesome |title=Habbo: News - Bigger, Better, Awesome! |date=April 8, 2010 |work=Habbo |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]] |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107195837/http://www.habbo.com/articles/2229-bigger-better-awesome |archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref> On May 5, the merger for Habbo US and Habbo Canada was complete.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1611/two-became-one |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Two Became One! |date=May 5, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=6 May 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> On June 2, the Australian site merge was completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1651/getting-together |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Getting Together |date=June 2, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=2 June 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> The Singapore site was officially merged on June 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1658/another-day-another-step-closer |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Another Day Another Step Closer |date=June 4, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=4 June 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> On June 10, the final Hotel, Habbo UK, was merged and that completed the set, making Habbo.com the only English speaking site.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1670/together-at-last |title=Habbo Hotel - News - Together at Last! |date=June 10, 2010 |work=Habbo |access-date=10 June 2010 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref> Accounts were migrated to the final English-speaking hotel with varying degrees of automation until March 2011 - after that date any accounts not migrated from the initial Habbo Canada, Singapore, UK and Australia hotels were deleted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ending the Merge: Habbo Accounts – Habbo.com Customer Support |url=https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221643308-Ending-the-Merge-Habbo-Accounts |work=Habbo |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022101002/https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221643308-Ending-the-Merge-Habbo-Accounts |archive-date=October 22, 2016 |publisher=[[Sulake Corporation]]}}</ref>
On June 12, 2012 concerns about the site were raised by [[Channel 4 News]].<ref name="channel4-1">{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/striptease-and-cyber-sex-my-stay-at-habbo-hotel |title=Striptease and cyber sex: my stay at Habbo Hotel |work=[[Channel 4 News]] |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[Channel Four Television Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023258/https://www.channel4.com/news/striptease-and-cyber-sex-my-stay-at-habbo-hotel |archive-date=17 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="channel4-2">{{cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/should-you-let-your-child-play-in-habbo-hotel |title=Should you let your child play in Habbo Hotel? |work=[[Channel 4 News]] |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[Channel Four Television Corporation]] |first=Paraic |last=O'Brien |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019075830/https://www.channel4.com/news/should-you-let-your-child-play-in-habbo-hotel |archive-date=19 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> A two-month investigation found users posting pornographic and violent messages – despite the fact that Habbo is intended for young teenagers. A reporter posing as an 11-year-old girl claimed that explicit sex chats were common within minutes of logging on to the service,<ref name="bbc-1">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18424400 |title=Habbo 'muted' following explicit sex chat claims |work=[[BBC News]] |date=13 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111104426/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18424400 |archive-date=11 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> which she described as "very sexual, perverse, violent, pornographic."<ref name="bbc-2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18415763 |title=Habbo investor pulls out after 'explicit' sex allegations |work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107031631/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18415763 |archive-date=7 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result of the allegations, Sulake immediately suspended all chat on the service.<ref name="bbc-1"/> Speaking in a blog post, chief executive of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine, said that the firm "was reviewing the long-term plans for the Habbo community".<ref name="bbc-1"/> The chat services were reinstated in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lafontaine |first=Paul |title=The Great Unmute-The 24 hour countdown begins |url=http://blog.habbo.com/2012/06/19/the-great-unmute-the-24-hour-countdown-begins/ |work=Habbo |access-date=19 June 2012 |publisher=[[Sulake]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130623183643/http://blog.habbo.com/2012/06/19/the-great-unmute-the-24-hour-countdown-begins/ |archive-date=23 June 2013}}</ref> Two leading investors, [[Balderton Capital]] and [[3i]], withdrew their funding from Sulake,<ref name="bbc-2"/><ref name="bbc-3">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18445200 |title=Second Habbo Hotel investor 3i checks out |work=[[BBC News]] |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123224952/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18445200 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and some UK retailers stopped selling Habbo gift cards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel Backlash: Tesco, WHSmith and GAME Stop Selling Gift Cards For Site Following C4 Investigation |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/habbo-hotel-backlash-tesco-whsmith-game_n_1593630.html |access-date=8 August 2014 |first=Ted |last=Thornhill |date=13 June 2012 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811024018/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/habbo-hotel-backlash-tesco-whsmith-game_n_1593630.html |archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In August 2012, Habbo announced its new hotel, Habbo Turkey, fully localised for Turkish-speakers.<ref name=turkey>{{cite web |title=Habbo Hotel Launches in Turkey |url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ |access-date=8 August 2014 |date=8 August 2012 |work=[[Sulake]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013110813/http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ |archive-date=13 October 2012}}</ref> The then CEO of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine comments, "We're thrilled to announce we have launched in Turkey. This is a very important market for us and we expect Habbo Hotel to be a big success there, with many teenagers joining to converse with friends, meet people with similar interests and enjoy access to the global Habbo Hotel network. Our launch in Turkey is the next big step on our global roadmap."<ref name=turkey/>
In May 2014, Sulake released a Habbo application for the iPad in the App Store worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo for iPad: Now in an App Store near you! |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/3236/habbo-for-ipad-now-in-an-app-store-near-you |date=May 26, 2014 |access-date=July 7, 2014 |work=Habbo |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Iconic social game Habbo Hotel is coming to Android tomorrow |url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Habbo/news.asp?c=64616 |access-date=9 August 2015 |work=PocketGamer |first=Mark |last=Brown |publisher=Steel Media Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711152447/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Habbo/news.asp?c=64616 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/20404/hc-update-and-price-change |title=HC Update and Price Change |work=Habbo |date=30 March 2016 |publisher=[[Sulake Oy]] |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415162208/https://www.habbo.com/community/article/20404/hc-update-and-price-change |archive-date=15 April 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
End of 2020, Sulake released their new beta-version of Habbo. They have moved to the Unity platform, since Adobe Flash marks its end in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Habbo 2020 Open Beta|url=https://www.habbo.com/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Habbo|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why did you change the UI?|url=https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018565599-Why-did-you-change-the-UI-|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Habbo.com Customer Support|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Adobe Flash Player End of Life|url=https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.adobe.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Gameplay ==
Habbo's main feature is the "Hotel", and consists of a client made using [[Adobe Flash]] technologies. The hotel can be accessed by logged-in users via the Habbo Homepage. When a user accesses the Hotel they are brought to a screen colloquially known as ''Hotel View/Landing View''. From this screen, members can navigate to rooms via the ''Navigator'' and browse the rooms of the hotel, look for items to buy in the catalogue, private message friends on their Habbo friends list or enter their preset ''Home room''.
=== Official rooms ===
Public Rooms are rooms which are available to all members. They often depict scenes such as restaurants, cinemas, and dance clubs. Most Public Rooms contain automated [[robot]]s which shout pre-recorded messages and tips and can give members drinks and food items. Public rooms are designed by Sulake and are not customizable by users. Some rooms used to contain games called Battle Ball, SnowStorm, Wobble Squabble and diving, but these games were removed due to coding issues when they upgraded from [[Adobe Shockwave|Shockwave]] to [[Adobe Flash Player|Flash]].
[[File:Habbo Guest room creation.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of a guest room in Habbo]]
In June 2011, most Official rooms were removed from the hotel. The popular games BattleBall and SnowStorm were replaced with Freeze and Battle Banzai to coincide with the new [[Adobe Flash Player|Flash]] client. By buying certain furni, players can build their own rooms for other players to play these games.
=== ''Guest'' rooms ===
Guest Rooms are special rooms which users can customize with furniture, wallpaper, and floor patterns; these can be purchased with [[Habbo#Credits|credits]]. Users can choose from pre-made room blueprints or create their own with [[Habbo#bc|builders club]]. Guest rooms can be created by any member and can be locked to allow access only to specific users or password holder. Many users create their own games in their guest rooms, which give furniture or coins as a prize. These rooms are categorized on the navigator in many categories such as "Trading", "Parties", and "Role Playing".<ref>{{cite web |title=Habbo Navigator |url=http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1zev8g5&s=6 |work=[[TinyPic]] |access-date=18 February 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411234915/http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1zev8g5&s=6 |archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> Virtual pets and bots can be bought and kept in Guest rooms. Users can interact with the pets and program bots, which will obey certain commands the player throws at them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.habbo.com/community/article/1192/pets-have-returned |title=Pets Have Returned |publisher=[[Sulake]] |access-date=24 August 2009 |date=11 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Incredible Bot! |url=https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221644408 |access-date=8 August 2014 |work=[[Sulake Oy]] |publisher=[[Zendesk]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909040631/https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221644408 |archive-date=9 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Games ===
Users can create their own games in Habbo by buying furniture from the shop - from Puzzle Boxes to ice skating to football. Users can build an ice rink, Battle Banzai arena, or a never-ending maze. Users can also check out the hotel's Navigator and select the Games & Mazes category under the Rooms tab to play in other people's user-created rooms hosting games like Battle Banzai, Freeze, Ice Tag, and more.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where are the games? |url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/509402-Where-are-the-games- |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909041900/https://help.habbo.com/hc/en-us/articles/221644328 |archive-date=9 September 2017 |work=[[Sulake Corporation OY]] |publisher=[[Zendesk]]}}</ref>
=== Role-play elements ===
Habbo users often create guest rooms which emulate real world businesses, police departments and other establishments. As the game's platform facilitates the creation of groups some users choose to design their groups based on a role-playing theme and go on to participate in activities which promote their groups to other users in the game.
== Currency ==
There are 3 main types of currency on Habbo. Credits (or coins) which are used to buy furniture in the catalogue and Duckets (free currency earned by completing achievements such as logging in X days in a row) which enables users to buy effects and 'Rentable furni' (furniture to decorate rooms for a period of time, before it is then removed).<ref>{{cite web|title=Duckets FAQ|url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081854/https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Diamonds are used to buy rewards such as exclusive furniture items or Habbo Club and are gained by buying credits (1 diamond for each credit bought). As well as that, seasonally themed currencies (E.g.: "Snowflakes" for [[Christmas]]) are given out to players by staff for completing certain quests which can then be used to buy seasonal Furni for a short time.
=== Credits ===
Credits (also called "coins" on some hotels) are an in-game [[virtual currency]] that can be purchased using a variety of different services, such as [[credit card]], a [[telephone]] service, a [[Stored-value card|prepaid card]] and via [[Short Message Service|SMS]]. They can also be redeemed into ''Exchange'', which displays the Credits as an item of virtual furniture; the furniture can then be traded among users, and redeemed back into Credits. Users can join Habbo Club (HC), which is a premium subscription purchased using Credits. Features of Habbo Club membership include a badge, new clothes and outfits for a player's avatar, more friends on their friends list, the ability to create groups, and a free piece of furni exclusive to club members every month.
==== Duckets ====
Duckets are part of a new and complementary currency introduced in February 2013. Users earn Duckets by completing certain achievements and quests.<ref name=Mich>{{cite web|title=Duckets info|url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|access-date=31 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330081854/https://help.habbo.com/entries/23265566-Duckets-FAQ|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Duckets currency can be used to purchase effects, room promotions, furniture and even as far as pets.
==== Diamonds ====
Diamonds are another currency on Habbo. It was introduced in early July 2014. Diamonds are received through purchases of Credits with real money. Diamonds are used to buy Habbo Club, buy rare furniture items or they can be redeemed for credits in furniture form.<ref>{{cite web |title=Diamonds have arrived! |url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/23693923-Diamonds-have-arrived- |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812003655/https://help.habbo.com/entries/23693923-Diamonds-have-arrived- |archive-date=12 August 2014 |publisher=[[Sulake Corporation Oy]] |work=Habbo}}</ref>
== Moderation ==
Habbo's parent company Sulake has automated online moderation, and only house Community Coordinators are available for all hotels. Habbo stated in 2011 that the in-game moderators were tasked with tracking some 70 million lines of conversation worldwide every day, and blocking inappropriate users and filtering links to black-listed sites.<ref name=sulakeblog1>{{cite web|url=http://www.sulake.com/blog/entries/policing-and-protecting-the-habbo-community-a-message-from-the-ceo/|title=Loading site please wait…|website=www.sulake.com|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602184014/http://www.sulake.com/blog/entries/policing-and-protecting-the-habbo-community-a-message-from-the-ceo/|archive-date=2 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sulake also worked with child safety organizations and local police forces to stop inappropriate behavior. Habbo's moderation and safety systems were recognized as making the service as one of the safest social networks in a 2011 European Commission report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/social_networking/eu_action/implementation_princip_2011/index_en.htm|title=Digital Single Market|website=Digital Single Market|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606042537/http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/social_networking/eu_action/implementation_princip_2011/index_en.htm|archive-date=6 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Habbo was also awarded the commendation of 'Safer by Design' from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pixelweekly.com/2011/06/08/habbo-receive-ceop-commendation/ceop-commendation/|title=CEOP Commendation -<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=pixelweekly.com|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621063031/http://pixelweekly.com/2011/06/08/habbo-receive-ceop-commendation/ceop-commendation/|archive-date=2012-06-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sulake encouraged users to take responsibility for reporting any abuses or any bad behaviour on the site, providing education and rapid-response support to users who may experience uncomfortable conversations or questions.<ref name=sulakeblog1/>
As well as working within the Habbo online community, Sulake actively contributed to campaigns like [[Insafe]] and [[Safer Internet Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=197415&#p_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet|title=Habbo Hotel campaign on passwords|date=May 9, 2011|publisher=Insafe|access-date=2012-06-12}}</ref> to be used on relevant user safety issues and collaborates in more than 30 charitable partnerships around the world to educate teens about a load of topics including safe internet use, trolling, the dangers of drugs, bullying etc. Partners include [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]] (ChildLine), [[UNICEF]], the [[Red Cross]], the National Safety Hospital, Frank, Child Right, Power Child as well as many other market specific organisations.<ref name=sulakeblog1/>
Users in Habbo can report users breaking the Habbo Way (there are sets of rules on Habbo that everyone must obey)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Habbo Way|url=http://www.habbo.com/safety/habbo_way|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809213613/http://www.habbo.com/safety/habbo_way|archive-date=9 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> by clicking on the offending avatar, scrolling through their information and clicking report then trying to highlight the offending pieces of chat. Users can also ignore their user by clicking on them and pressing ignore, and this will block every action and chat line that comes from that user into his or her view.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tools to safety surf Habbo|url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/25176068-What-tools-do-I-have-to-safely-surf-Habbo-|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807020611/https://help.habbo.com/entries/25176068-What-tools-do-I-have-to-safely-surf-Habbo-|archive-date=7 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Automatic moderation exists in Habbo's language filter, the "Bobba Filter", which replaces offensive text with the simple word "bobba". Replacement applies to anything from mild to highly offensive words, phrases, and websites.
From August 2000 to 31 December 2005, Habbo existed as a program for experienced members of each Habbo community to become a 'Hobba'. Hobbas were non-paid, volunteer moderators with limited powers that acted as Hotel Guides. On December 31, 2005, [[Sulake]] suspended the Hobba program completely due to major security issues and the rapidly growing Habbo community. It was decided that it needed a stronger, more professional moderation team, that would be followed by employees of [[Sulake]].<ref name="hobba-archive">{{cite web|url=http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-The%20Hobba%20Archive.htm|title=Hobba - Information and Archives|publisher=Habbo Ages|access-date=2008-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217012322/http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-The%20Hobba%20Archive.htm|archive-date=2013-02-17|url-status=live}}</ref> The following requests for the program to be revived, in June 2012, it was announced that modernized Hobbas, called Guardians, would be introduced into Habbo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/217268073613365248 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @bubblejuice_org @MissyHynes |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-06-25|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref> These users will be limited and will be closely monitored to ensure safety is not compromised or advanced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/217270071297458176 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @Pandanized asked about |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-06-25|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/217274109539790848 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @Nothematic Yes Guardians a |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-06-25|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref>
In June 2012, there was a two-month investigation by [[Channel 4 News]] that uncovered lapses in Habbo's online moderation, such as cyber sex, sexual frequences and sexual predation on minors, which subsequently led to withdrawals from two of the company's biggest investors.<ref name="channel4-1" /><ref name="channel4-2" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Bowater|first=Donna|title=Habbo Hotel investor pulls out over pornographic content claims|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9330572/Habbo-Hotel-investor-pulls-out-over-pornographic-content-claims.html|access-date=15 June 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=2012-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614215948/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9330572/Habbo-Hotel-investor-pulls-out-over-pornographic-content-claims.html|archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Peter|title=Habbo Hotel: NSPCC urges government and technology industry to act|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jun/14/habbo-hotel-private-equity-stake?newsfeed=true|access-date=15 June 2012|date=2012-06-14|work=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104193804/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jun/14/habbo-hotel-private-equity-stake?newsfeed=true|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to the news, the company globally muted all chat and text, and launched "The Great Unmute",<ref name="blog">{{cite web |url=http://blog.habbo.com/ |title=Behind the Pixels |publisher=Blog.habbo.com |access-date=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803034930/http://blog.habbo.com/ |archive-date=2012-08-03 }}</ref> which allowed users to express their views on the company's future, their experiences with Habbo, and their thoughts on the Channel Four News report.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://greatunmute.habbo.com/ |title=Great Unmute | Express your views about Habbo |publisher=Greatunmute.habbo.com |date=2012-06-20 |access-date=2012-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814104724/http://greatunmute.habbo.com/ |archive-date=2012-08-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following this, launching ''The Great Go-Live'', Habbo lifted the chat restrictions for [[Finland|Finnish]] users to allow testing on a new safety system.<ref name="blog"/> Chat restrictions were lifted for users in [[Brazil]] and [[Spain]], followed by [[France]], [[Italy]], the United Kingdom, [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="blog" /> A ''Parental Advisory Summit'' was also launched, to allow parents and users that the chance to answer how Habbo can deliver a safer experience, have a safe environment and influence what content children view on other social media platforms.<ref name="blog" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://parentsummit.habbo.com |title=Habbo - Parents Advisory Summit |publisher=Parentsummit.habbo.com |date=2012-07-05 |access-date=2012-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628235353/http://parentsummit.habbo.com/ |archive-date=2012-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Restrictions on chat were lifted in [[Norway]], [[Denmark]] and [[Sweden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/219801363780091905 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: @BronsHabbo Probably tomorrow |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-07-02|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref> and finally in the [[English language|English]] hotel on 6 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PaulLaFo/status/220520529147334659 |title=Twitter / PaulLaFo: Habbos, the Scandinavians now |publisher=Twitter.com |date= 2012-07-04|access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref>
== Habbo raids ==
{{see also|Patriotic Nigras#Habbo Hotel}}
Habbo has been a frequent target for organized raids by [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]].<ref name=pool/> In 2006, a meme began circulating on [[4chan]] boards regarding racist conduct by Habbo moderators and arbitrary banning of players with darker-skinned avatars. As a result, users signed up to the Habbo site dressed in avatars of a black man wearing a grey suit and an [[Afro]] hairstyle and blocked entry to the pool, declaring that it was "closed due to [[AIDS]]",<ref name="pool">{{cite web |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Net_users_insist_its_joke.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824174022/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Net_users_insist_its_joke.html |archive-date=2008-08-24 |title=Net users insist 'racist' sign is joke |publisher=[[KENS-TV]]}}</ref> flooding the site with internet sayings, and forming [[swastika]]-like formations. When the raiders were banned, they complained of racism.
== Sponsorship ==
As a website geared towards teenagers, Habbo has attracted sponsorship from outside entities and organizations. This sponsorship includes visits by musicians<ref name="ukcelebarch">{{cite web |title=Habbo: Celebrity Visits |url=http://www.habbo.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity_visits/ |publisher=[[Sulake|Sulake Corporation]] |access-date=2007-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518015001/http://www.habbo.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity_visits/ |archive-date=2007-05-18 |url-status=live }}</ref> (such as [[Gorillaz]],<ref name="gorillaz">{{cite web|title=Sulake Press Releases - "Gorillaz live at Habbo Hotel" |url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-08-17-Gorillaz_live_at_Habbo_Hotel |date=2007-08-17 |access-date=2006-07-03 |publisher=[[Sulake|Sulake Corporation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014025122/http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-08-17-Gorillaz_live_at_Habbo_Hotel |archive-date=October 14, 2007 }}</ref> [[Skye Sweetnam]],<ref name="skye">{{cite web|url=http://www.skyesweetnam.com/index.aspx#6138 |title=SkyeSweetnam.com - "Skye Chats LIVE on Habbo Hotel" |access-date=2006-07-03 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060522143106/http://www.skyesweetnam.com/index.aspx#6138 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-05-22}}</ref> [[Jamelia]],<ref name="jamelia">{{cite web|url=http://mail.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=271140|title=Jamelia coming to Habbo UK|publisher=HabboxForum|date=December 1, 2006|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124359/http://mail.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=271140|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2015}} and [[Akon]]<ref name="akon">{{cite web|url=http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=256326|title=Something on Akon|publisher=HabboxForum|date=November 3, 2006|access-date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101343/http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=256326|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2015}}) as well as various corporations. In 2014 Habbo associated itself with the company DitchTheLabel which hosts various anti-bullying sessions on Habbo.<ref name=Michaels>{{cite news|title=Ditch The Label association|url=http://www.ditchthelabel.org/just-checked-habbo-hotel/|access-date=31 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507082703/http://www.ditchthelabel.org/just-checked-habbo-hotel/|archive-date=7 May 2014}}</ref>
== Reception ==
In November 2001, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' listed Habbo as a top-10 chat and instant messaging site, describing it as "great-looking" and "proving popular with teenagers."<ref name="tdt">{{cite news |title=Top 10 sites: chat and instant messaging |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/reviews/4767166/Top-10-sites-chat-and-instant-messaging.html |access-date=18 May 2007 |date=1 November 2001 |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group Limited]] |newspaper=[[Telegraph (newspaper)|Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211041854/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/reviews/4767166/Top-10-sites-chat-and-instant-messaging.html |archive-date=11 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2005 and 2006, Habbo Australia received the [[NetGuide]] Online Web Award for "Best kids'/youth website".<ref name="netguide">{{Cite news |title=NetGuide Web awards 2006 – WINNERS |url=http://www.netguide.com.au/v2/webawards/06winners.php |work=[[NetGuide]] |access-date=14 May 2007 |year=2006 |publisher=ACP Publishing Pty Ltd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629154237/http://www.netguide.com.au/v2/webawards/06winners.php |archive-date=2007-06-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2006, [[Sulake]] won [[Deloitte]]'s Fast 50 competition.<ref name="deloitte">{{cite web |url=https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/topics/technology-fast-500.html |title=Technology Fast 500™ |work=[[Deloitte]] |language=fi |access-date=18 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030230725/https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/topics/technology-fast-500.html |archive-date=30 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="deloitte2">{{cite web |title=Sulake wins Deloitte's Technology Fast50 competition |url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-09-15-Sulake_wins_Deloittes_Technology_Fast50_competition |publisher=[[Sulake Corporation]] |date=15 September 2005 |access-date=12 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014024849/http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/2005-09-15-Sulake_wins_Deloittes_Technology_Fast50_competition |archive-date=14 October 2007}}</ref>
[[Common Sense Media]], a non-profit association advocating for children and families, and studying the effects that media and technology have on young users, reports that ''foul talk and sexy chat rooms dominate [this] virtual world'', giving it one star on five and don't recommend it for kids of any age.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/habbo |title=Habbo |date=June 27, 2012 |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=[[Common Sense Media]] |first=Dana |last=Anderson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019041111/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/habbo |archive-date=19 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2009, Habbo won the Most Innovative Launch Campaign 2009<ref>{{cite news |title=Habbo wins Guardian Award |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/25/megas-winners-2009 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=8 August 2014 |date=25 March 2009 |publisher=[[Guardian News and Media Limited]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010214/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/25/megas-winners-2009 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> in The Media Guardian Innovation Awards.
== Websites ==
There are currently 9 websites in operation, with as many as 12 up until 29 April 2015. This date saw the closure of the Danish,<ref name="Denmark">{{cite press release|title=Habbo Hotel Denmark Closes|url=https://www.habbo.dk/|access-date=May 9, 2015|publisher=[[Sulake]]|date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508175726/http://www.habbo.dk/|archive-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> Norwegian<ref name="Norway">{{cite press release|title=Habbo Hotel Norway Closes|url=https://www.habbo.no/|access-date=May 9, 2015|publisher=[[Sulake]]|date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501164011/http://www.habbo.no/|archive-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> and Swedish<ref name="Sweden">{{cite press release|title=Habbo Hotel Sweden Closes|url=https://www.habbo.se/|access-date=May 9, 2015|publisher=[[Sulake]]|date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507225259/http://www.habbo.se/|archive-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref> language hotels, having been in operation from December 2004, June 2004 and December 2003 respectively.
=== Current ===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Country
!URL
!Opening date
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|{{flag|Finland}}||https://www.habbo.fi||August 2000
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|{{flag|Spain}}||https://www.habbo.es||September 2003
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|{{flag|Italy}}||https://www.habbo.it||September 2003
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|{{flag|Netherlands}}||https://www.habbo.nl||February 2004
|-
|{{flag|Germany}} ||https://www.habbo.de||March 2004
|-
|{{flag|France}}||https://www.habbo.fr||November 2004
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}||https://www.habbo.com.br||February 2006
|-
|[[File:English language.svg|22px]] English-language||https://www.habbo.com||May 5, 2010
|-
|{{flag|Turkey}}||https://www.habbo.com.tr||August 2012<ref name=turkey/>
|}
=== Closed ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Country
!URL
!Opening date
!Closing date
!Notes
|-
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||habbo.co.uk||January 4, 2001||June 10, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Switzerland}}||habbo.ch||August 2001||October 4, 2010||Merged with Habbo.de
|-
|{{flag|Japan}}||habbo.jp||February 2003||April 16, 2009||
|-
|{{flag|Sweden}}||habbo.se||December 2003||April 29, 2015||Closed for good, due to low numbers
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}||habbo.ca||June 2004||May 5, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Norway}}||habbo.no||June 2004||April 29, 2015||Closed for good, due to low numbers
|-
|{{flag|Portugal}}||habbo.pt||March 2006||June 4, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com.br
|-
|{{flag|United States}}||habbo.com||September 2004||June 10, 2010||Merged with other English-language hotels.
|-
|{{flag|Australia}}|| habbo.com.au||November 2004||June 2, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Singapore}}||habbo.com.sg||December 2004||June 4, 2010||Merged with Habbo.com
|-
|{{flag|Denmark}}||habbo.dk||December 2004||April 29, 2015||Closed for good, due to low numbers
|-
|{{flag|People's Republic of China}}||habbo.cn||July 2006||August 24, 2007||
|-
|{{flag|Russia}}||habbo.ru||September 2007||February 6, 2009||
|}
== See also ==
* [[Club Penguin]]
* [[List of social networking websites]]
* [[Smeet]]
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ About Habbo Hotel]
* [http://www.sulake.com/ Sulake Corporation]
* [http://www.sulake.com/press/ Sulake Press Room]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120803034930/http://blog.habbo.com/ Habbo Hotel - Blog]
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