Now, a virtual library to store censored articles
Access to Five countries — Egypt,
Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Vietnam
A virtual library housing censored articles from around the world
has been created within the hugely popular video game Minecraft by press
freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Minecraft, with its signature
pixelated graphics, enables players to build entire universes from Lego-like
digital blocks, either alone or with others online.
RSF said it had put work by banned, exiled or killed journalists in five
countries — Egypt, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Vietnam — on an open
server, making it available for players to view despite local censorship laws.
“In these countries, where
websites, blogs and free press in general are strictly limited, Minecraft is
still accessible by everyone,” the group said in a press release. “These
articles are now available again within Minecraft, hidden from government
surveillance technology inside a computer game. The books can be read by
everyone on the server, but their content cannot be changed,” it said.
In May last year, Minecraft said
176 million copies of the game have been sold since its launch a decade ago.
The project, announced on Thursday to mark the World Day Against Cyber
Censorship, is called the “Uncensored Library” and takes the form of a large
neoclassical-style building in the game. RSF said the library was growing, with
more texts being added both in English and their original language. Already
available in the game are articles by slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
and from Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr, which has been blocked in the
North African country since 2017. AFP
Source | https://www.businessinsider.in
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