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Virtual Library Opens Inside Minecraft To Share Banned News Stories

Reporters Without Borders has found an entirely new way of distribution of banned media in some of most oppressive nations in the world: Minecraft.



The advocacy group has created a new virtual space on a dedicated server for the game that is a hit on video called The Uncensored Library. It is accessible to all of Minecraft's 145 million monthly gamers.



The library will feature news stories that were censored in the country they originated from, inspired by the neoclassical architectures of the past of Rome and Greece.



The Uncensored Library is a new virtual library in Minecraft which was developed in part by Reporters Without Borders to host the work of journalists who are banned or censored in their home countries



The library will include stories from five countries which are near the bottom of Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index. These include Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.



The stories will be published in English and whichever language they were originally written in.



The stories' text can't be edited or altered however anyone who has access to the Minecraft server hosting the library can read them.



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The project is supported by a number of prominent journalists who have had their work or the work of someone they love censored. They include Nguyen Van Dai who is a Vietnamese blogger, Yulia Berezovskaia, and Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi, the murdered journalist.



Christian Mihr, Reporters Without Borders Christian Mihr, Reporters Without Borders, said that "In many countries around world there isn't a free access to information," in a statement published on the organization's website.



"Websites are blocked, independent publications are banned, and the state controls the press." Children are not being able to formulate their own opinions.'



"By using Minecraft, the world's most popular computer game as medium, we allow them access to independent information.'



The library will include the work of five journalists who were banned in five countries: Egypt, Vietnam, Russia and Saudi Arabia.



The library was created by 16 people using 125 million blocks and inspired by the neoclassical architecture of ancient Rome and Greece



The library is currently backed by a number of prominent international journalists including Vietnamese blogger Nguyen van Dai, Russian journalist Yulia Berezovskaia, and Hatice Cengiz, who was fiancee the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.



Reporters Without Borders joined forces with DDB German, BlockWorks design studio, and Media Monks production company to create The Uncensored Library



The stories will be accessible in English in addition to the original language they were originally published in. Users are not able to alter or modify the content in any way.



The library's virtual opening was planned to coincide with World Day Against Cyber Censorship the annual celebration which was first observed in 2008 as a collaborative effort between Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders.



The Library was built by 24 'builders' from 16 nations, using more than 125 million blocks. It has a central rotunda that measures 984 feet wide.



The project was the result of a collaboration between Reporters Without Borders, the creative agency DDB German, design studio BlockWorks and the production company Media Monks.


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