CEO Faces a Flood of Backlash
Another scandal has gripped the popular gaming forum NeoGaf following the return of sexual assault allegations. According to reports, Founder\CEO Tyler Malka aka “Evilore” is being taken to task for an offense that is still under investigation. Though he’s faced similar accusations in the past, this time, moderators are leaving the site.
After an alleged victim delivered their account of abuse at the hands of Malka, NeoGaf was hit by a storm of negative traffic. New threads opened to discuss or outright damn the man, which eventually led to the site shutting down. Then, with the topic getting out of hand, Malka personally took to shutting down all conversations relating to the scandal. But the community reacted.
Everything started with a recent Facebook post that described the scandal in question. After it reached the eyes of the public, Malka was named as the perpetrator of sexual assault.
Of course, such accusations cannot confirm a crime without some thorough investigating. That in mind, a user close to both parties decided to confirm the reality of the scandal in a public forum:
“Guess I should chime in since I’m being named.
“In a private group convo, one of my fellow participants brought up the fact that EL got #MeToo’d on FB. I saw someone on my feed telling a story an hour prior that could’ve fit but I didn’t read it too closely, was skeptical and posted a shot in our convo.. I was then directed toward the comments and lo and behold, there was the name. Was a holy shit moment for me, and something of a letdown too, having met both the accuser and the accused IRL. Posted that shot in our convo as well. Came to the realization that this should only really go public if the accuser wants it to because it’s her story to tell, and the rest of the participants in the convo reached the same consensus, or so it seemed. I deleted the shots from our group chat. Turned out one of the people in there saved the shots, and gave them to another person who then posted it on Voat, and did a godawful job at concealing the identity of the accuser and myself before doing so. She doesn’t deserve to get doxxed and harassed by the internet mob if she’s not ready for it, and it’s solely for that reason that I didn’t want this getting out there, which is why I regret sharing that shot in that group convo.
But yes, it’s real.”
Apparently, after the above statement took place, the user was banned. To many, however, this gave credence to the report of sexual assault. Many NeoGaf moderators abandoned Malka and the website as a result. A domino effect led to many users asking to be banned. More and more members would condemn Malka and let the ship sink.
NeoGAF’s Evilore accused of sexual assault.
A NeoGAF thread and Facebook post revealed this. https://t.co/5sh9efQ9KL
Site on lockdown. pic.twitter.com/YjDLkXXV4r— Nick Monroe (@nickmon1112) October 21, 2017
Moderators like Besada are fleeing the sinking ship pic.twitter.com/4b7DfjqT8z
— Nick Monroe (@nickmon1112) October 21, 2017
Looks like all the admins have left NeoGAF. Wow. It’s over. https://t.co/ghpg8aFOOX
— shinobi602 (@shinobi602) October 21, 2017
As far as we know, NeoGaf users who continue to mention the scandal are being banned. The subject is simmering across social media, and Malka is facing scrutiny at every turn. There are whole websites dedicated to his history of abuse, and according to ComicBook.com, the CEO is still in linked to a moderator arrested for child pornography. But while everything is still under investigation, we must rely on time to unravel this unfortunate series of events.