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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

~~Class Action Lawsuit (Ongoing):~~

===Unnotified T&C changes===

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI Kian Brose is bringing a class action lawsuit against Mojang] as they have failed to comply with European Consumer protection laws by changing their terms and conditions without notifying their customers of the change several times. They claim ~~it is the responsibility of the customer~~ to ~~make sure the contract is not~~ changed ~~at all times~~.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI Kian Brose is bringing a class action lawsuit against Mojang] as they have failed to comply with European Consumer protection laws by changing their terms and conditions without notifying their customers of the change several times. They claim "It’s up to you to occasionally check back here to see if these guidelines have changed" <ref name="minecraftUG">{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Usage Guidelines |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |access-date=August 17, 2025 |website=Minecraft}}</ref>

[https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour GoFundMe Campaign]

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*[[Shutting down of community-run Minecraft servers by Mojang]]

===Forced migration of accounts to Microsoft===

After Microsoft acquired Mojang on 15th of September 2015 Mojang started the process of migrating Minecraft accounts to Microsoft, This process would force users to either link their Microsoft Xbox account to their Minecraft account or, create a Microsoft Xbox account. Non-compliance with these requirements would mean that people who had previously purchased Minecraft would lose access to the purchase <ref name="minecraftUG"/>.

==Products==

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 This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
-Class Action Lawsuit (Ongoing):
+===Unnotified T&C changes===
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI Kian Brose is bringing a class action lawsuit against Mojang]  as they have failed to comply with European Consumer protection laws by changing their terms and conditions without notifying their customers of the change several times. They claim it is the responsibility of the customer to make sure the contract is not changed at all times.
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI Kian Brose is bringing a class action lawsuit against Mojang] as they have failed to comply with European Consumer protection laws by changing their terms and conditions without notifying their customers of the change several times. They claim "It’s up to you to occasionally check back here to see if these guidelines have changed" <ref name="minecraftUG">{{Cite web |title=Minecraft Usage Guidelines |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |access-date=August 17, 2025 |website=Minecraft}}</ref>
 [https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour GoFundMe Campaign]
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 *[[Shutting down of community-run Minecraft servers by Mojang]]
+===Forced migration of accounts to Microsoft===
+After Microsoft acquired Mojang on 15th of September 2015 Mojang started the process of migrating Minecraft accounts to Microsoft, This process would force users to either link their Microsoft Xbox account to their Minecraft account or, create a Microsoft Xbox account. Non-compliance with these requirements would mean that people who had previously purchased Minecraft would lose access to the purchase <ref name="minecraftUG"/>.
 ==Products==