Minecraft: Uncensable Library Bypasses Internet Censorship

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In the fight against press and internet censorship, Reporters Without Borders has opened an uncensorable library in Minecraft.



The organization Reporters Without Borders has opened the gates of the "Uncensored Library" within the popular Microsoft computer game Minecraft. This uncensorable library is intended to distribute articles by journalists who are censored in their countries of origin. Reporters Without Borders wants to circumvent the press censorship in authoritarian regimes.

At the start, the selection of texts is still relatively small. The texts come from journalists from Egypt, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, among others. The Minecraft map "Uncensored Library" was created together with Blockworks, a company specializing in Minecraft. Arabia and Vietnam. The Minecraft map "Uncensored Library" was created together with Blockworks, a company specializing in Minecraft.

"Even where almost all media are affected by censorship, the most successful computer game in the world is still freely accessible. Reporter Without Borders uses this loophole to circumvent Internet censorship in the countries concerned and brings the truth back - within Minecraft, "the organization said. - bypassing censorship in the affected countries and bringing the truth back - within Minecraft, "the organization said.

A tour of the digital library is available on the project website. There you will also find texts by the murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. There are also articles by Javier Valdez (Mexico), Yulia Berezovskaia (Russia), Nguyen Van Dai (Vietnam) and Mada Masr (Egypt). Arab journalist Jamal Khashoggi. There are also articles by Javier Valdez (Mexico), Yulia Berezovskaia (Russia), Nguyen Van Dai (Vietnam) and Mada Masr (Egypt).



Alternatively, the "Uncensored Library" can be accessed directly in Minecraft via a server. If you want to use the library offline, you can download it as a map. You can find the download and instructions for this - in addition to a making-of - on the website of the project.
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