Clicky

Subscribe for premier reporting on free speech, privacy, Big Tech, media gatekeepers, and individual liberty online.

Minecraft community fears censorship after new update

If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, subscribe to Reclaim The Net.

The hashtag #SaveMinecraft has been trending on Twitter in response to a recent controversial update in Microsoft’s Minecraft that introduced a chat reporting system.

The Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.1, which critics are referring to as “Update 1.19.84” in reference to George Orwell’s novel 1984, has angered many fans. If a user is reported through the chat reporting system, they could be permanently banned.

“Censorship has no place in gaming,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “I hope that Microsoft takes at least some of the accountability and reverses some steps.”

Another said that the update was, “quite literally the dumbest update ever.”

Despite the backlash, Minecraft insisted that the chat reporting system would not be removed. On Reddit, a Minecraft community manager said: “While we understand this may not be the answer some of you were hoping for, we are not planning on changing it.”

The community manager added that the backlash and harassment of employees on social media would not “bring about the changes you’re wanting,” because Minecraft wants to maintain “constructive and open dialogue” within the Minecraft community.

The comment received over 2,000 downvotes.

If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, subscribe to Reclaim The Net.

Read more

A skyscraper with the Google logo on top, emerging from a sea of clouds at sunset.

Google’s Empire Cracks

As Google faces mounting antitrust scrutiny, its legal and PR battles intensify, with potential remedies threatening to reshape the tech giant’s iron grip on search, Android, and digital advertising.

Reclaim The Net Logo

Join the pushback against online censorship, cancel culture, and surveillance.

Already a member? Login.

Share