How Habbo Hotel's teenage players turned to financial crime

Habbo Hotel is an online multiplayer game aimed primarily at teenagers. The game allows you to explore rooms, chat with other players, and make your own creations. But most importantly, it allows you to trade. As Habbo’s monetisation model relies on the purchase of virtual coins, it is in Habbo’s interest to generate demand for their currency. And over the past 20 years, Habbo has meticulously crafted an ultra-consumerist environment to facilitate this demand. Well, they turn to crime. PATREON:   / trolligarch   CONTACT FORM: https://forms.gle/wDhdVo6Wotp1Ewr39 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 01:24 The Wild West 04:48 Scams and Cons 13:43 Corporate Corruption 19:16 Habbo's Response to Financial Crime 33:50 Personal Note 46:37 Conclusion 49:08 End Credits TRANSCRIPT (includes all sources and attributions including licencing information for Creative Commons works): https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/... MUSIC: Slip - Geographer Shiny Tech - Kevin MacLeod Dude - Patrick Patrikios Body and Attitude - DJ Freedem Cutting it Close - DJ Freedem Life After Death - DJ Freedem Soul Searching - Causmic Luxery - Causmic The High Line - Causmic Much Higher - Causmic Savior Search - DJ Freedem Street Rhapsody - DJ Freedem Two Face - Causmic Scratch the Itch - Quincas Moreira Sunrise Drive - South London HiFi Brooklin - Quincas Moreira Come Vibe with Me - Patrick Patrikios Coupe - The Grand Affair Trapped - Quincas Moreira