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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Minecraft is a block-based multiplayer sandbox game made by [[Mojang|Mojang Studios]]. The game received criticism following Mojang's acquisition by Microsoft. | Minecraft is a block-based multiplayer sandbox game made by [[Mojang|Mojang Studios]]. The game received criticism following Mojang's acquisition by [[Microsoft]]. | ||
==[Incident]== | ==[Incident]== | ||
=== Chat reporting === | ===Chat reporting=== | ||
Introduced in Minecraft version 1.19.1, on 1.20.2, player skins are reportable<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-23 |title=Java Edition 1.19.1 |url=https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition_1.19.1 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Minecraft Wiki}}</ref>. When a player is reported, they could be banned, temporarily or permanently, on all mutiplayer gameplay, including private servers and local area network (LAN) game. On Realms server, chat messages are automatically scanned and player can be banned even if their massages haven't been reported by anyone else. | |||
=== Chat restriction === | ===Chat restriction=== | ||
The mechanism used for chat restriction was implemented in 1.16.3 for parental control<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |date=2026-01-26 |title=Minecraft's New Chat Restrictions are WORSE Than You Think |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI0ZGoaTgMg |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-26 |website=[[Youtube]]}}</ref>. However, since the "user flags" are connected to the player's Microsoft account. Microsoft can alter them under its own discretion, without the user's (or the user's parents' if parental control is enabled) consent. | |||
In January 2026, Microsoft announced that in February 2026, Minecraft from UK region are blocked (Java Edition) or friend-only (PE, Xbox and Bedrock Edition) unless the client's Xbox account is age-verified. Microsoft is planning to expand the restriction to other regions. | |||
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==Consumer response== | ==Consumer response== | ||
The restrictions are done on client-side. Minecraft players made mods to get around these restrictions | |||
=== No Chat Reports === | ===No Chat Reports=== | ||
This mod removes cryptographically signatures from chat messages, making them unreportable. It also disables telemetry<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |title=No Chat Reports |url=https://modrinth.com/mod/no-chat-reports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114145643/https://modrinth.com/mod/no-chat-reports |archive-date=2026-01-14 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Modrinth}}</ref>. | |||
=== | ===SecureChat=== | ||
This mod adds encryption to your chat<ref>{{Cite web |last=@BRNSystems |title=SecureChat |url=https://modrinth.com/mod/securechat |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Modrinth}}</ref>. | |||
=== No Chat Restrictions === | ===No Chat Restrictions=== | ||
A work in progress mod that removes the restrictions around the use of multiplayer features, in particular in-game chat<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |date=2026-01-25 |title=No Chat Restrictions |url=https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-chat-restrictions |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Curseforge}}</ref>. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||