Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers

2025-11-01T03:07:23Z

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For the past 5-8 years, [[Mojang]], the developers of the title [[Minecraft]], and a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox Game Studios]] publishing brand, have enforced countless server shutdowns citing violations of the Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA). However, said enforcements have been unfairly biased against operators of smaller [[Minecraft]] Java Edition servers, abusing vague and often inaccessible community guidelines to shut down these servers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=Dec 3, 2024 |title=Hold Mojang Accountable For Their Unlawful Behaviour |url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=GoFundMe}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=Dec 3, 2024 |title=Suing Minecraft Because They Broke The Law & Pissed Me Off |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |title=Lawsuit Video Accompanying Document |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3fxs_pZBTdWu7q_iiRKwQdhkEKp8zkuw0O3KBVWC-I/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.8vmqv8enui5u |access-date=May 12, 2025 |website=Google Docs}}</ref>

=== Examples ===
An example of this occurred in late 2024 involving the [[Minecraft]] server '''McWar''<nowiki/>', wherein [[Mojang]] contacted the developer of the server to shut it down.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Additionally, [https://minecraftonline.com MinecraftOnline] was threatened by [[Mojang]] in late 2025 over their [https://minecraftonline.com/wiki/Free_Speech freedom of speech policy], stating that they need to repeal it, or risk being blacklisted by [[Mojang]], meaning that players would not be able to access the server.<ref>https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/288054115651551234/1433189774717489364/image.png?ex=69066c7d&is=69051afd&hm=71166ca4c1d36843c4536aa6e6da07fdb3928ddce3c40a192fc2d3731a5b154b</ref>

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==Lawsuit==
<blockquote>Editor's notice: There is a lawsuit being prepped for this incident at the moment, please check in with the community under the Minecraft: Consequences Edition discord server,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |title=Minecraft: Consequences Edition Discord Server |url=https://discord.com/invite/mojanglawsuit |website=Discord}}</ref> or updates within the lawsuit's GoFundMe<ref name=":0" /> for details. </blockquote>{{Placeholder box|If applicable, add any information regarding litigation around the incident here.

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Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers