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 ===Server Blacklist - Circa 2016 (Version 1.9.3)<!--Unsure if I should include this one: https://web.archive.org/web/20251022084718/https://saicopvp.com/forums/threads/genuine-question-is-saico-getting-shutdown-eula.273955/-->===
-When Minecraft version 1.9.3 pre-release 2 released in May 2016, the client had an encrypted "server blacklist"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=u/ceruleanReverie |date=May 2, 2016 |title=Mojang's "server blacklist", what it is, and why it's a big deal |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/4hh3ns/mojangs_server_blacklist_what_it_is_and_why_its_a/ |access-date=Feb 4, 2026 |website=[[Reddit]] - r/Minecraft}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Blocked server list |url=https://sessionserver.mojang.com/blockedservers |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Mojang.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222110036/https://sessionserver.mojang.com/blockedservers |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=15773 |date=Feb 24, 2016 |title=Mojang EULA Enforcement |url=https://www.spigotmc.org/threads/mojang-eula-enforcement.125792/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251022040914/https://www.spigotmc.org/threads/mojang-eula-enforcement.125792/ |archive-date=Oct 22, 2025 |access-date=Feb 4, 2026 |website=Spigot Forums}}</ref> where if the user attempted to access a server that was on this blacklist, they would only receive a "java.net.SocketException: Network is unreachable" error.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TuxCoding |first=Alex |last2=Flakey |first2=Foxie |date=2016-04-30 |title=Minecraft-Blocked-Servers/ReadMe.md |url=https://github.com/TuxCoding/Minecraft-Blocked-Servers/blob/main/ReadMe.md |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=GitHub |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250823130907/https://github.com/TuxCoding/Minecraft-Blocked-Servers/blob/main/ReadMe.md |archive-date=23 Aug 2025}}</ref> When this list was discovered shortly after the update, the blacklist covered 31 servers/domains.<ref name=":1" /> As of February 2026, Mojang's list includes [https://mojang-api-docs.gapple.pw/no-auth/blocked-servers cryptographic hashes] of 2595 server addresses,<ref name=":3" /> almost all of which have been decrypted by community members.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burk |first=Austin |last2=PureFallen |last3=Williams |first3=Royce |date=2022-08-23 |title=mojang-blocklist/data/identified.txt |url=https://github.com/sudofox/mojang-blocklist |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=GitHub |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214131616/https://github.com/sudofox/mojang-blocklist |archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> <!--Would love to include this as a ref, but the domain has been usurped by a malicious actor, would give better insight into who was banned at the time:
+When Minecraft version 1.9.3 pre-release 2 released in May 2016, the client had an encrypted "server blacklist"<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=u/ceruleanReverie |date=May 2, 2016 |title=Mojang's "server blacklist", what it is, and why it's a big deal |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/4hh3ns/mojangs_server_blacklist_what_it_is_and_why_its_a/ |access-date=Feb 4, 2026 |website=[[Reddit]] - r/Minecraft |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230606115650/https://old.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/4hh3ns/mojangs_server_blacklist_what_it_is_and_why_its_a/ |archive-date=6 Jun 2023}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Blocked server list |url=https://sessionserver.mojang.com/blockedservers |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Mojang.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222110036/https://sessionserver.mojang.com/blockedservers |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=15773 |date=Feb 24, 2016 |title=Mojang EULA Enforcement |url=https://www.spigotmc.org/threads/mojang-eula-enforcement.125792/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251022040914/https://www.spigotmc.org/threads/mojang-eula-enforcement.125792/ |archive-date=Oct 22, 2025 |access-date=Feb 4, 2026 |website=Spigot Forums}}</ref> where if the user attempted to access a server that was on this blacklist, they would only receive a "java.net.SocketException: Network is unreachable" error.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TuxCoding |first=Alex |last2=Flakey |first2=Foxie |date=2016-04-30 |title=Minecraft-Blocked-Servers/ReadMe.md |url=https://github.com/TuxCoding/Minecraft-Blocked-Servers/blob/main/ReadMe.md |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=GitHub |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250823130907/https://github.com/TuxCoding/Minecraft-Blocked-Servers/blob/main/ReadMe.md |archive-date=23 Aug 2025}}</ref> When this list was discovered shortly after the update, the blacklist covered 31 servers/domains.<ref name=":1" /> As of February 2026, Mojang's list includes [https://mojang-api-docs.gapple.pw/no-auth/blocked-servers cryptographic hashes] of 2595 server addresses,<ref name=":3" /> almost all of which have been decrypted by community members.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burk |first=Austin |last2=PureFallen |last3=Williams |first3=Royce |date=2022-08-23 |title=mojang-blocklist/data/identified.txt |url=https://github.com/sudofox/mojang-blocklist |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=GitHub |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214131616/https://github.com/sudofox/mojang-blocklist |archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> <!--Would love to include this as a ref, but the domain has been usurped by a malicious actor, would give better insight into who was banned at the time:
 https://blocklist.tcpr.ca/-->While some of these servers were reasonably determined to be violating the EULA at the time, not all of them received fair punishment, especially as the company refused to transparently communicate with the overall community over these issues.{{Citation needed}}