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| Subject: Activists created a 12.5 million block digital library in 'Minecraft' to bypass censorship laws Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:39 am | |
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- In many authoritarian countries where news sources and books are censored, the video game “Minecraft” is not.
- So, a group of designers made a library within “Minecraft” full of information that people in those countries, and elsewhere around the world, can access.
- The project, called “The Unlicensed Library,” was organised for the World Day Against Censorship by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom NGO that tracks censorship, legal action against journalists, and disinformation.
- Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.
Media freedom advocates are meeting people where they are, and apparently, that’s “Minecraft.” The block-building game, which Microsoft bought in 2014 for $US2.5 billion, has been one of the most popular games worldwide over the last 10 years. As of September, it had a staggering 112 million active players every month, a number that has reportedly grown to 145 million.
More: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/minecraft-library-censored-newspaper-articles-online-books-rsf-reporters-borders-2020-3?r=US&IR=T |
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