'This Minecraft Library Provides a Platform for Censored Journalists'.

^ a b Nelius, Joanna (March 12, 2020).

Ī room in the library covers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on journalism, containing books on 10 countries ( Brazil, China, Egypt, Hungary, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Thailand and Turkmenistan) to show how reporting of the virus in each country has been affected. In March 2020, the library contained over 200 different books. Additionally, the library contains a central room listing the Press Freedom Index and current state of freedom of the press of every country covered by the index, and the Mexican section contains memorials for reporters who were killed due to their writings. The interior architecture of each country's room symbolizes each country's unique situation and journalistic challenges. These articles generally discuss censorship, unjust punishment, and other critiques of the writer's government. The texts within the library are contained in in-game book items, which can be opened and placed on stands to be read by multiple players at once. Format An example of a readable book Įach of the five countries covered by the library, as well as Reporters without Borders, has an individual wing, containing a number of articles, available in English and the original language the article was written in. The library uses over 12.5 million Minecraft blocks. It is intended to resemble well-established institutions such as the New York Public Library, as well as stylistically allude to the authoritarian structures the project aims to subvert. The library is a large scale project built using a neoclassical architectural style. Currently, the two ways to access the library are to download a map from the official website, or to connect to their Minecraft server. The library was released on March 12, 2020, the World Day Against Cyber Censorship. An entire wing is given to each country, each containing several banned articles. The library contains banned reporting from Mexico, Russia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Belarus, Brazil, and Eritrea.

The Uncensored Library is a Minecraft server and map released by Reporters Without Borders and created by BlockWorks, DDB Berlin, and MediaMonks as an attempt to circumvent censorship in countries without freedom of the press.

Minecraft server and map containing banned reportingīerlin DDB, BlockWorks, MediaMonks, Reporters Without Borders

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