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The Uncensored News Library in Minecraft

Where do you go to get uncensored news?

It has become more imperative, to have access to uncensored news from around the world as various governments crack down on dissenting journalists. There are a variety of countries around the world, maybe even your own government is involved in censoring news and information that would go against “The State”.

How do you get access to journalists in countries that have blocked access at all costs?
Blockworks, Reporters Without Borders, MediaMonks, and DDB came together to try and find a solution.

Even though many news outlets around the world have been censored, Minecraft servers remain open, and a loophole. The solution that these brilliant gamers came up with is simple at the core, and complex in manifesting. The idea was to an Uncensored Library on a Public Minecraft Server.

The Uncensored Library was born.

This is one of those brilliant solutions in which we see Games and Game platforms being used to solve real-world problems. Hats off to BlockWorks, Reporters Without Borders, MediaMobks, and DDB.

The Uncensored Library has generated over 760 news stories internationally. The project gained over 47.3 million impressions across social media, and over 25 million visits to the library and resulted in a 62% increase in donations for our client, Reporters Without Borders.

If you want to join the Minecraft server :: visit.uncensoredlibrary.com