Anyone who has used a computer in the late 1990s and early 2000s should recognize the name Minecraft. After all, plenty of us wasted precious hours (and maybe more) playing this old PC game.
But the creators of the popular game have come out with a new tool with a much deeper purpose.
We're proud to launch one of our most challenging projects to date: The Uncensored Library. We've built a virtual library in #Minecraft which bypasses press censorship in oppressive regimes. https://t.co/KT2rucOVNA
Find out more at: https://t.co/mxXr1Hku9E pic.twitter.com/TA5hzXB3A7
— blockworks (@BlockWorksYT) March 12, 2020
Coinciding with World Day Against Cyber Censorship, the creators announced that they have built an online library where people can access reports from journalists in regions that are censored.
Overall, the creation of such a system should help and encourage the sharing of information. Unfortunately, while many of us do not experience such issues in the United States, the same can’t be said for other parts of the world.
Reporters Without Borders crafted the online library that contains books with international reporting on many issues. The organization is a major advocate for free press, another tenant of American culture that often gets taken for granted.
In the midst of so much bad news, this is incredible. Reporters without Borders made a virtual @Minecraft library to get around governmental censorship globally.
A reminder that technology can provide use cases that are impossible to imagine. https://t.co/5NpbDtPBSS
— Omair Ahmed (@Omair__Ahmed) March 15, 2020
The release is incredibly important since information is not made available in other parts of the world. And it is critical for others to understand just what goes on beyond our borders.
The reports come from countries like Mexico, Russia, Vietnam and Egypt. Most impressively, each country has its own dedicated area on the site.
BlockWorks have created a huge digital library in Minecraft to bypass censorship laws
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— UNILAD Tech (@UNILADTECH) March 17, 2020
According to Gizmodo, users can access the library by downloading a map from the Uncensored Library website. An alternative method is to just connect to the Uncensored Library’s server within Minecraft.
Some of the work featured includes reports from two journalists who were sadly assassinated.
At least, in some small way, their work will live on and impact lives forever.
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