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===Unnotified terms and conditions changes=== | ===Unnotified terms and conditions changes=== | ||
[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.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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201103230/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
[https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour GoFundMe Campaign] | [https://www.gofundme.com/f/hold-mojang-accountable-for-their-unlawful-behaviour GoFundMe Campaign] | ||
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===Gambling=== | ===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. | 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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201103230/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</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 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250729055438/https://aifs.gov.au/research_programs/australian-gambling-research-centre/loot-boxes-simulated-gambling-video-games-harms |archive-date=29 Jul 2025}}</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. | ||
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|+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> | |+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 |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=vgrKo1mpeGo |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
!Server Name | !Server Name | ||
!Owned by | !Owned by | ||