Tag Archives: Automated Filtering Technology

How Gatfol Semantically Cleans Habbo Hotel

 

Habbo Hotel’s “automated filtering technology” and semantic chat control failed in June 2012.

Cyberstalkers and paedophiles took advantage and mute action temporarily
crippled the social network environment of over 250 million users.

The two largest Habbo Hotel funding backers withdrew…

Semantics can kill operationally and commercially…

…but semantics can also save…with Gatfol…

Online predators are now clever enough to avoid “danger words” that invite trouble.
Human moderators and filtering technology running on blacklisted keyword lists will continue to fail…

…hey angel, sounds like things are tough for you right nowyou wanna chat

Gatfol shows us that “hey angel” is semantically almost always used by adults.

Keywords fail – Gatfol alerts…