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p>Minecraft 'loophole' library of banned journalism Tom Gerken BBC News, Washington DC

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p>13 March 2020

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p>It began as an online forum and has since become the most played video game ever. But now Minecraft is being used in a way that its creator could never have imagined.

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p>The heart of free speech has taken on the legendary game, which involved placing Lego-like blocks together with more than 145 million players each month, and has turned it into a symbol.

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p>To host articles written by journalists that were banned online A virtual library was designed with care.

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p>You will find the work of Jamal Khashoggi (the journalist who was murdered by Saudi agents in 2018), among many other books in the library.

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p>Minecraft declined to make a comment.

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p>The Minecraft project was initiated by a non-profit organization called Reporters Without Borders, which seeks to defend the freedom of information worldwide and the Minecraft library was developed by the design studio Blockworks.

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p>Christian Mihr, executive director of Reporters Without Borders Germany, told the BBC that Minecraft was a great choice for the project because he believes that it isn't considered to be an enemy by governments that control their media.

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p>He claimed that Minecraft was chosen because of its accessibility. "It is accessible in every nation. It is not censored as other games that are believed to be politically-motivated. https://www.vingle.net/posts/4756980 </p>

p>"There are huge communities in every country featured, that's why the idea was born - it is an opportunity to bypass the censorship."

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p>He explained that the authors were selected to represent countries in which press freedom was restricted to ensure that those communities could have access to their work.

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p>He also clarified that permissions were sought before publishing in the library.

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p>"We didn't put any information in the library without the permission of the authors themselves - provided they are alive.

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p>"In the Jamal Khashoggi case we talked to family members - in regard of people who have died and the safety of their families."

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p>Nick Feamster, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago Nick Feamster, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago, told BBC that the library could be successful in getting past the censors, however, Feamster was concerned about how governments might react.

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p>He said it was an interesting concept, but that there were some issues. The articles are being distributed online and governments will be aware. It's not foolproof against a determined adversary.

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p>He explained that the library's strength was due to the use of Entanglement which is the mix of the censored material and the video game in the eyes of the censors.

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p>He said, "By entangling the two things , you force them both to share content." "You cannot censor one without the other."

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p>Helmi Noman who is a Research Associate at the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet & Society He said that he believed that the library would only attract only a small number of patrons.

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p>"The censored content is dynamic, diverse and distributed," he said, saying that in his study "the users prefer methods that don't pre-select and categorize content in specific spaces online.

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p>"Any strategy that doesn't result in a seamless and secure browsing experience of the entire web, social media and direct messaging apps will have limited success."

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p>Due to the large number of players trying to log in simultaneously the server was unable to be accessed regularly. It has been visited by 3,889 people from 75 different countries. It has been downloaded more than 7,000 times.

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p>After two hours of experimenting, the BBC was able to access the library's virtual location and ask its patrons what they thought about it.

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p>SoulfulGenie? said they believed that it needed more books and an area on North Korea. Another user said it was "ingenious" and claimed that the library could be downloaded and then reuploaded by other users. "It is easy to replicate and therefore it is difficult to eradicate."

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p>ReduxPL said that the library "looks amazing indeed".

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p>The design of the library by Blockworks was no easy feat it took 24 people from 16 countries for 250 hours to build.

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p>James Delaney, the company's managing director, stated to the BBC that the aim was to create a classic style that was "on the edge of imagination". https://steelfinger68.wordpress.com/2022/09/15/porto-b-conheca-portoseguro-b-a/ </p>

p>"It seems plausible as a real building," he said, "but is pushing the boundaries of what is feasible.

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p>"We chose to design it that is in the neoclassical style. It's similar to things like the British Museum and public libraries in New York."

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p>In spite of these influences, he claimed Minecraft was an improvisational game at its core So the builders were not restricted to set plans.

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p>He said that when there are many people working on the same project, "people can see each others' work and have to respond in real-time." It is a reactive way of working that can change the look of the project.

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p>"The style is meant to signify power and authority. We wanted to turn that around.

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p>"Instead of representing the power of the government or the regime instead, it's representing the free press."

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