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NeoGAF taken offline after owner hit with sexual assault allegations

Moderators exit and users revolt against website

NeoGAF taken offline after owner hit with sexual assault allegations

One of the most influential video games forums on the internet is offline.

NeoGAF had exploded over the weekend after owner Tyler ‘Evilore’ Malka was hit with an accusation of sexual assault. His accuser alleged that Malka made unwanted advances after a night drinking. Other allegations quickly followed.

Indeed, PCGamesN reports that Malka himself had in 2012 admitted to inappropriate behaviour toward women.

Things have quickly detoriated on the site over the weekend, firstly with around a dozen moderators stepping away from the website either in protest or in a show of solidarity with the victim. This coincided with a string of protest threads, with many users openly violating user rules in the hope of being banned.

US Gamer reports that one user posted an altered version of NeoGAF’s ‘Believe’ logo that instead read ‘Believe Women’. It also seems that other, rival forums are seeing increased signups as users look for alternative hangouts.

Things on NeoGAF soon became so messy that the site was taken offline altogether.

Our sister-site PCGamesInsider.biz has the full story.


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