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===Age verification in the UK=== | ===Age verification in the UK=== | ||
In January 2026, Microsoft announced that in February 2026, Minecraft from UK region are blocked from chatting (Java Edition) or restricted to friend-only chat (Pocket Edition, Xbox and Bedrock Edition) unless the client's Xbox account is age-verified. Microsoft is planning to expand the restriction to other regions.{{Citation needed}} With the chat restrictions announcement, the user Aizistral created a mod for Java Edition called "[https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-chat-restrictions No Chat Restrictions]". | In January 2026, Microsoft announced that in February 2026, Minecraft players from the UK region are blocked from chatting (Java Edition) or restricted to friend-only chat (Pocket Edition, Xbox and Bedrock Edition) unless the client's Xbox account is age-verified. Microsoft is planning to expand the restriction to other regions.{{Citation needed}} With the chat restrictions announcement, the user Aizistral created a mod for Java Edition called "[https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-chat-restrictions No Chat Restrictions]". | ||
===Microsoft's response=== | ===Microsoft's response=== | ||
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==Consumer response== | == Consumer response<!-- Need to include information given to us in the C3 talk "Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss: Breaking Minecraft's Decentralised Chat Reporting System" --> == | ||
The restrictions are implemented on the Minecraft client rather than the server, so there are user-generated mods to bypass these restrictions. | The restrictions are implemented on the Minecraft client rather than the server, so there are user-generated mods to bypass these restrictions. | ||