The writing of censored journalists has been republished inside Minecraft

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The writing of censored journalists has been republished inside MinecraftAn important censorship loophole

An important censorship loophole

I’ve seenMinecraftbuilds for just about everything, but it’s a rare day that a blocky build in-and-of itself fights for a global ideal like press freedom. In honor of World Day Against Cyber Censorship yesterday, a new in-game library has opened its doors called The Uncensored Library. Players can download a copy of the library to explore offline or join the server where copies of journalists' writing that was banned in their home countries has been republished inside Minecraft’s in-game books.

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To access the library, you’ll need to be running the 1.14.4 version of Minecraft. You can either download the map to explore yourself onThe Uncensored Library websiteor you can join with the server IP address “visit.uncensoredlibrary.com” in the multiplayer section of Minecraft.

The library already represents five countries with limited press freedom but there are many others with lower scores on the Press Freedom Index. RWB say “The library is growing, with more and more books being added to overcome censorship,” though it’s not clear whether publications from additional countries will also be added.