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Under [[Microsoft]]'s ownership, Minecraft has undergone multiple anti-consumer changes in order to acquire more user data and utilizing undisclosed and an ever changing EULA terms to censor user-generated content. These practices are especially concerning since a significant amount of Minecraft players are children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Capel |first=Chris J |date=2019-09-25 |title=Believe it or not, the average age of a Minecraft player is 24 |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/player-age |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018082457/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/player-age |archive-date=2019-10-18 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref>

==Incidents==

==Incidents==

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

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*become completely insecure by allowing non-premium Minecraft users to join (e.g. opens the risk of botting the server, or brute-forcing user login passwords),

*break the EULA of the game due to allowing non-premium Minecraft users to join their server.

=== DMCA takedowns of competing games ===

There has been a documented history of Microsoft submitting [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|DMCA]] takedown notices to various voxel-based sandbox games which act as competition to Minecraft. As of ''February 10th, 2026'', the latest takedown was the project Allumeria,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazeriio |date=Feb 10, 2026 |title=Tweet from Mazeriio |url=https://xcancel.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> which existed as a wholly original project that was unreasonably delisted from Steam. The following is a complete list of competing games taken down by Microsoft.

{| class="wikitable"

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!Game

!Takedown Date

!Summary

!Related Article (if applicable)

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|MC.JS

|Circa Aug. 2019

|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown notice to a developer who created MC.JS, a JavaScript-based browser version of Minecraft hosted on GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Andy |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Microsoft Puts Blocks On In-Browser Minecraft Clone |url=https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Torrent Freak}}</ref> The notice cited copyright infringement, trademark violations, and unauthorized use of Minecraft's imagery and textures, resulting in the project being removed from GitHub. An archived snapshot of the page shows that the only infringing contents were referring to itself as a "Minecraft clone" and using a singular texture from the game,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tominous |title=MC.JS Github page |url=https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125143334/https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-date=Nov 25, 2020 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> both of which could have easily been requested to be removed.

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|Eaglercraft

|Circa Feb. 2023

|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown to 92 individual repositories hosting Eaglercraft, a decompilation of Minecraft. Microsoft claimed it was a violation of the EULA and Terms of Use of Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van der Sar |first=Ernesto |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Mojang Targets Repositories of Browser-Based Minecraft Copy ‘Eaglercraft’ |url=https://torrentfreak.com/mojang-targets-repositories-of-browser-based-minecraft-copy-eaglercraft-230224/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |work=Torrent Freak}}</ref><!-- Eaglercraft is a fascinating case with several takedown incidents occurring, and STILL happening. I recommend further research and publishing all data gathered to a dedicated article. - JamesTDG

P.S.: https://web.archive.org/web/20240129142216/https://github.com/lax1dude/eaglercraftx-1.8

https://torrentfreak.com/mojang-continues-crackdown-on-minecraft-pirates-230224/ -->

|[[Eaglercraft Takedows]]

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|N/A

|Jan. 29, 2025

|Mojang enforcement issued a DMCA takedown notice to [[Cloudflare]] over the chat service Revolt (now Stoat) supposedly being a Minecraft clone because of the platform hosting screenshots of an unknown Minecraft clone.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=2025-01-29 mojang copyright infringement complaint |url=https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/transparency/abuse-reports/2025-01-29-mojang-copyright-infringement-complaint/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Revolt Wiki}}</ref> In a subsequent email, a different actor representing [[Microsoft]], [[Tracer.ai]], sent another takedown notice over the same assets.<ref name=":3" />

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|Allumeria

|Feb. 10, 2026

|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazeriio |date=Feb 10, 2026 |title=Tweet from Mazeriio |url=https://xcancel.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unomelon |title=Allumeria's Steam page |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ |archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=[[Steam]]}}</ref>

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https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2024/12/2024-12-18-minecraft.md -->

==See also==

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 Under [[Microsoft]]'s ownership, Minecraft has undergone multiple anti-consumer changes in order to acquire more user data and utilizing undisclosed and an ever changing EULA terms to censor user-generated content. These practices are especially concerning since a significant amount of Minecraft players are children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Capel |first=Chris J |date=2019-09-25 |title=Believe it or not, the average age of a Minecraft player is 24 |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/player-age |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018082457/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/player-age |archive-date=2019-10-18 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=PCGamesN}}</ref>
-==Incidents==
+==Incidents<!-- TBA: Removal of VR https://www.the-sun.com/tech/14182868/minecraft-vr-mr-headset-virtual-reality-end-support/ -->==
 This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
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 *become completely insecure by allowing non-premium Minecraft users to join (e.g. opens the risk of botting the server, or brute-forcing user login passwords),
 *break the EULA of the game due to allowing non-premium Minecraft users to join their server.
+=== DMCA takedowns of competing games<!-- Incidents that need research before inclusion: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/39fu0s/dmca_takedown/  --> ===
+There has been a documented history of Microsoft submitting [[Digital Millennium Copyright Act|DMCA]] takedown notices to various voxel-based sandbox games which act as competition to Minecraft. As of ''February 10th, 2026'', the latest takedown was the project Allumeria,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazeriio |date=Feb 10, 2026 |title=Tweet from Mazeriio |url=https://xcancel.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> which existed as a wholly original project that was unreasonably delisted from Steam. The following is a complete list of competing games taken down by Microsoft.<!-- Keep the table organized chronologically please! -->
+{| class="wikitable"
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+!Game
+!Takedown Date
+!Summary
+!Related Article (if applicable)
+|-
+|MC.JS
+|Circa Aug. 2019
+|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown notice to a developer who created MC.JS, a JavaScript-based browser version of Minecraft hosted on GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Andy |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Microsoft Puts Blocks On In-Browser Minecraft Clone |url=https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-puts-blocks-on-in-browser-minecraft-clone-190831/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Torrent Freak}}</ref> The notice cited copyright infringement, trademark violations, and unauthorized use of Minecraft's imagery and textures, resulting in the project being removed from GitHub. An archived snapshot of the page shows that the only infringing contents were referring to itself as a "Minecraft clone" and using a singular texture from the game,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tominous |title=MC.JS Github page |url=https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125143334/https://github.com/ideaplexus/mc.js/ |archive-date=Nov 25, 2020 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> both of which could have easily been requested to be removed.<!-- I find it odd that IA has a snapshot of the game from AFTER the takedown... -->
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+|Eaglercraft
+|Circa Feb. 2023<!-- Tentative date, needs further research to find the first known DMCA of Eaglercraft -->
+|Microsoft issued a DMCA takedown to 92 individual repositories hosting Eaglercraft, a decompilation of Minecraft. Microsoft claimed it was a violation of the EULA and Terms of Use of Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van der Sar |first=Ernesto |date=February 24, 2023 |title=Mojang Targets Repositories of Browser-Based Minecraft Copy ‘Eaglercraft’ |url=https://torrentfreak.com/mojang-targets-repositories-of-browser-based-minecraft-copy-eaglercraft-230224/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |work=Torrent Freak}}</ref><!-- Eaglercraft is a fascinating case with several takedown incidents occurring, and STILL happening. I recommend further research and publishing all data gathered to a dedicated article. - JamesTDG
+P.S.: https://web.archive.org/web/20240129142216/https://github.com/lax1dude/eaglercraftx-1.8
+https://torrentfreak.com/mojang-continues-crackdown-on-minecraft-pirates-230224/ -->
+|[[Eaglercraft Takedows]]
+|-
+|N/A
+|Jan. 29, 2025
+|Mojang enforcement issued a DMCA takedown notice to [[Cloudflare]] over the chat service Revolt (now Stoat) supposedly being a Minecraft clone because of the platform hosting screenshots of an unknown Minecraft clone.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=2025-01-29 mojang copyright infringement complaint |url=https://wiki.revolt.chat/notes/transparency/abuse-reports/2025-01-29-mojang-copyright-infringement-complaint/ |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=Revolt Wiki}}</ref> In a subsequent email, a different actor representing [[Microsoft]], [[Tracer.ai]], sent another takedown notice over the same assets.<ref name=":3" />
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+|Allumeria
+|Feb. 10, 2026
+|[[Microsoft]] submitted a [[DMCA]] notice to [[Valve]] over Allumeria after its systems detected that the game was supposedly using stolen assets from the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazeriio |date=Feb 10, 2026 |title=Tweet from Mazeriio |url=https://xcancel.com/Mazeriio/status/2021128578742513930 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=X formerly [[Twitter]]}}</ref> In an archived snapshot of Allumeria's [[Steam]] page, no assets were discernibly taken from Minecraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unomelon |title=Allumeria's Steam page |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308151651/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516590/Allumeria/ |archive-date=Mar 8, 2025 |access-date=Feb 10, 2026 |website=[[Steam]]}}</ref>
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+|}<!-- Considering a separate section for absurd takedowns, this tool for example is just for accessing resource pack data
+https://github.com/github/dmca/blob/master/2024/12/2024-12-18-minecraft.md -->
 ==See also==