{"id":28559,"date":"2022-07-28T22:06:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T22:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/save-minecraft-cry-fans-as-mojang-moderates-private-servers\/"},"modified":"2022-07-28T22:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T22:06:47","slug":"save-minecraft-cry-fans-as-mojang-moderates-private-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/save-minecraft-cry-fans-as-mojang-moderates-private-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Save Minecraft!&#8217;  Cry Fans As Mojang Moderates Private Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"911\" data-height=\"513\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Minecraft's heroes flee new moderation rules. \" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:911px\" data-alt=\"Minecraft's heroes flee new moderation rules. \" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img alt=\"Minecraft's heroes flee new moderation rules. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;800px&#10;&#9;&#9;&#9;\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Minecraft's heroes flee new moderation rules. \" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM no-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Mojang \/ Microsoft<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/79117823eeb565e28abdd2deab8419c7\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"911\" data-height=\"513\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Minecraft's heroes flee new moderation rules. \" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><em>Minecraft <\/em>is on fire.  At least that&#8217;s how it currently feels if you follow the fandom on social media or certain message boards.  A portion of the community is up in arms following the news that developer Mojang won&#8217;t back down from a controversial move to open private servers up to moderation and account-wide <!-- -->player ban.  Fans are now rallying around the battle cry \u201cSave <em>Minecraft<\/em>\u201d against what they see as an existential threat to <span>massively popular online builder<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cIf Mojang thinks that every skilled coder who is against this system won&#8217;t try and embarrass them by breaking this system, I would bet against Mojang,\u201d big-time <em>Minecraft<\/em> YouTuber Taylor \u201cAntVenom\u201d Harris <span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 eRdxJX js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntVenom\/status\/1552343141340139522&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntVenom\/status\/1552343141340139522\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted<\/a><\/span>.  \u201cNot a threat btw.  Just calling it like it is.  #SaveMinecraft.\u201d  Another player was more succinct.  \u201cFuck 1.19.1,\u201d they wrote in a tweet that&#8217;s since blown up.  Some are blaming the studio itself.  Others believe the policy change is coming from Microsoft and are blaming the tech giant. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1549026276253515776&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1549026276253515776\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1552665991674564608&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1552665991674564608\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Mojang and Microsoft declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The hate and the hashtag are all because of Wednesday&#8217;s v1.19.1 update for<em> Minecraft: Java Edition<\/em>.  Players can now report one another for \u201cinappropriate chat messages or dangerous behavior,\u201d even on private servers.  \u201cThe type of behavior that will get you banned is hate speech, bullying, harassing, sexual solicitation, or threatening others,\u201d Mojang <span>wrote in an FAQ<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The reports go to <em>Minecraft <\/em>moderators who then determine what follow-up action there should be, if any, including player bans.  It sounds like a good system, especially for a game marketed toward kids that anyone can play.  But it&#8217;s also a major intrusion into a part of <em>Minecraft<\/em> that has historically been ruled purely by players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Read More: <\/strong><span><em>Minecraft<\/em>&#8216;s &#8216;Worst&#8217; Server Was Exploited So Hard, Griefers Could See The Future<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">While Mojang said it won&#8217;t be monitoring online chat or using bots to moderate, players still fear the new tool could be abused to wreak havoc on private servers.  The thinking goes that players could conspire to maliciously report someone on one private server, and then get them banned from the entire game.  An exploit called Gaslight V2 is one tool players have used in the past to manipulate in-game chat logs, and <span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 eRdxJX js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gildfesh\/status\/1552354161139757057&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gildfesh\/status\/1552354161139757057\" target=\"_blank\">its developers claim it still works<\/a><\/span>  in the latest version of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cWe recognize that private servers function independently from Mojang Studios, and many use that independence to create remarkable <em>Minecraft<\/em> innovations that enrich the community,\u201d the company <span>wrote last month<\/span>.  At the same time it maintains that it needs to hold players to its terms of service no matter where they&#8217;re playing the game.  \u201cEvery player should enjoy a safe <em>Minecraft <\/em>experience wherever they choose to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Mojang previewed the changes several weeks ago, but the backlash is building after the studio made clear it&#8217;s not ready to reconsider them.  In a comment that&#8217;s now been downvoted over 1,000 times on the <span>on the <em>Minecraft<\/em> subreddit<\/span>, community manager MojangMeesh wrote that while the studio valued feedback, \u201cit does not mean that feedback will always change the design principles Mojang Studios adheres to.\u201d  MojangMeesh also called on fans to stop hounding developers about the issue in unrelated threads and discussions.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1552354144844906496&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1552354144844906496\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cHarassment does not help anyone: not the devs who receive it, nor the players who are passionate about an upcoming change,\u201d <span>they wrote<\/span>.  \u201cWe want to maintain a constructive and open dialogue with you, and this kind of behavior inhibits that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cBullshit, lmao sorry but this entire shitfest has been on blast by your community for about a month straight now and there&#8217;s been very, very little true discussion from mojang to come from it,\u201d one commenter <span>fired back<\/span>.  \u201cSimple question, then: How long will an appeal take?\u201d <span>wrote another<\/span>.  \u201cSince a lot of us are worried about false positives, give us a time period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Bans range from three days to permanent, and while Mojang says all reports and appeals will be reviewed by human beings, some players are still worried about edge cases, as well as the freedom to run private servers as they see fit.  This has led to mods to try and circumvent the new moderation system.  One program called \u201c<span>No Chat Reports<\/span>\u201d has already been downloaded over 200,000 times.  It says it strips \u201ccryptographic signatures\u201d from messages so they&#8217;re no longer associated with a particular <em>Minecraft<\/em> account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Others in the community have taken a more nuanced approach.  YouTuber xisumavoid, who runs his own private servers, argued in <span>a recent video<\/span> on the subject that players aren&#8217;t fairly weighing the abuse and predatory behavior that moderation would help catch.  \u201cThere is going to be good that comes out of this system,\u201d he said.  \u201cPeople will be protected and I feel like a lot of things in life are a trade-off.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Mojang \/ Microsoft Minecraft is on fire. At least that&#8217;s how it currently feels if you follow the fandom on social media or certain message boards. A portion of the community is up in arms following the news that developer Mojang won&#8217;t back down from a controversial move to open private servers up to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/save-minecraft-cry-fans-as-mojang-moderates-private-servers\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;Save Minecraft!&#8217;  Cry Fans As Mojang Moderates Private Servers<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[12534,12436,286,6108,1514,623,854,12533,12531,551,307,3196,686,279,283,12532],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20737,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mojang-bans-all-blockchain-tech-and-nfts-from-minecraft\/","url_meta":{"origin":28559,"position":0},"title":"Mojang Bans All Blockchain Tech (And NFTs) From Minecraft","date":"July 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Image: mojangWhile the whole NFT thing appears to be mercifully on the decline, there are still companies out there\u2014like Square Enix\u2014trying to justify partnering with technology that exists solely as an enormous scam. 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