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==Consumer-impact summary==

Mojang's most popular product, Minecraft, ~~is a one~~-~~time~~ purchase. Bedrock Edition offers in-game purchases through the form of a currency ~~conversion~~. Purchases are not pay to win within the official game, ~~though~~ some multiplayer experiences ~~not~~ made by Mojang have pay to win elements.

Mojang's most popular product, Minecraft, can be accessed after an initial up-front purchase, which gives users access to the Java & Bedrock editions of the game. Bedrock Edition offers in-game purchases through the form of a premium currency system. Purchases are not inherently pay to win within the official game but, some multiplayer experiences made by non-Mojang developers, commonly called as community servers, do have pay to win elements.

==Incidents==

~~{{Ph-~~C~~-Inc}}~~

===Unnotified T&C changes===

~~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~~]].

[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]

There are two forms available to fill out to join the class action lawsuit and submit evidence, One [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6eKtgsS5HbTHjADrWHACUCNt5aQmbgc738xi3aTwsARUl5w/viewform Using Google Docs], An American company with questionable protections, the other using [https://app.formbricks.com/s/cmdw6100889yczv017dxhtprc Formbricks], A UK based company, with slightly less questionable protections.

Retroactive Enforcement of EULA incidents (2014-present):

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

===Gambling===

Under the Minecraft Usage Guidelines it says "Do not do anything that would harm or damage our name, brand, or assets (for example: gambling, pornography, violence, terrorism, or other unsafe/mature content)"<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>. According to these guidelines that Mojang created all servers that include gambling are against Usage Guidelines, however Mojang only takes action if the gambling looks like casinos and roulette tables, not if they are loot boxes even though loot boxes are a form of gambling<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Nancy |last2=Boyle |first2=Cailem Murray |last3=Jenkinson |first3=Rebecca |title=Harms associated with loot boxes and simulated gambling in video games |url=https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/australian-gambling-research-centre/loot-boxes-simulated-gambling-video-games-harms |url-status=live |work=Australian Institute of Family Studies |language=English}}</ref>. It is also Important to note that these servers can be accessed by people with gambling issues as there is no compliance with existing gambling self-exclusion practices.

{| class="wikitable"

|+Servers<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Sep 2025 |title=Exposing Minecraft's ILLEGAL Server Gambling Operations... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrKo1mpeGo |url-status=live |access-date=17 Sep 2024 |website=youtube.com}}</ref>

!Server Name

!Owned by

!Problem

|-

|CosmicPVP

|PrestonPlayz

Mr. Waffles

|Rigging Rates in lootboxes

|-

|PurplePrisons

|Saito

|Allows for buying unbans<sub>Also Against Mojang TOS</sub>

|}

===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 link their Minecraft account to a Microsoft account to continue to have access to their purchase. Read More on the main article: [[Minecraft account migration]]

==Products==

~~{{Ph~~-C-~~P}}~~

*[[Minecraft]] (2011): Minecraft is a sandbox game

*[[Caller's Bane]] (2014): Strategy-based digital collectible card game

*[[Crown and Council]] (2016): A turn-based strategy game

*[[Minecraft Dungeons]] (2022): A dungeon crawler video game

*[[Minecraft Legends]] (2023): Real-time action-strategy game

==See also==

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 ==Consumer-impact summary==
-Mojang's most popular product, Minecraft, is a one-time purchase. Bedrock Edition offers in-game purchases through the form of a currency conversion. Purchases are not pay to win within the official game, though some multiplayer experiences not made by Mojang have pay to win elements.
+Mojang's most popular product, Minecraft, can be accessed after an initial up-front purchase, which gives users access to the Java & Bedrock editions of the game. Bedrock Edition offers in-game purchases through the form of a premium currency system. Purchases are not inherently pay to win within the official game but, some multiplayer experiences made by non-Mojang developers, commonly called as community servers, do have pay to win elements.
 ==Incidents==
-{{Ph-C-Inc}}
+===Unnotified T&C changes===
-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]].
+[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]
+There are two forms available to fill out to join the class action lawsuit and submit evidence, One [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6eKtgsS5HbTHjADrWHACUCNt5aQmbgc738xi3aTwsARUl5w/viewform Using Google Docs], An American company with questionable protections, the other using [https://app.formbricks.com/s/cmdw6100889yczv017dxhtprc Formbricks], A UK based company, with slightly less questionable protections.
 Retroactive Enforcement of EULA incidents (2014-present):
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 *[[Shutting down of community-run Minecraft servers by Mojang]]
+===Gambling===
+Under the Minecraft Usage Guidelines it says "Do not do anything that would harm or damage our name, brand, or assets (for example: gambling, pornography, violence, terrorism, or other unsafe/mature content)"<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>. According to these guidelines that Mojang created all servers that include gambling are against Usage Guidelines, however Mojang only takes action if the gambling looks like casinos and roulette tables, not if they are loot boxes even though loot boxes are a form of gambling<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Nancy |last2=Boyle |first2=Cailem Murray |last3=Jenkinson |first3=Rebecca |title=Harms associated with loot boxes and simulated gambling in video games |url=https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/australian-gambling-research-centre/loot-boxes-simulated-gambling-video-games-harms |url-status=live |work=Australian Institute of Family Studies |language=English}}</ref>. It is also Important to note that these servers can be accessed by people with gambling issues as there is no compliance with existing gambling self-exclusion practices.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Servers<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Sep 2025 |title=Exposing Minecraft's ILLEGAL Server Gambling Operations... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrKo1mpeGo |url-status=live |access-date=17 Sep 2024 |website=youtube.com}}</ref>
+!Server Name
+!Owned by
+!Problem
+|-
+|CosmicPVP
+|PrestonPlayz
+Mr. Waffles
+|Rigging Rates in lootboxes
+|-
+|PurplePrisons
+|Saito
+|Allows for buying unbans<sub>Also Against Mojang TOS</sub>
+|}
+===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 link their Minecraft account to a Microsoft account to continue to have access to their purchase. Read More on the main article: [[Minecraft account migration]]
 ==Products==
-{{Ph-C-P}}
+*[[Minecraft]] (2011): Minecraft is a sandbox game
+*[[Caller's Bane]] (2014): Strategy-based digital collectible card game
+*[[Crown and Council]] (2016): A turn-based strategy game
+*[[Minecraft Dungeons]] (2022): A dungeon crawler video game
+*[[Minecraft Legends]] (2023): Real-time action-strategy game
 ==See also==