Press Freedom Group Shops Censored Articles In Minecraft Library

Minecraft is a vastly in style video game, with greater than 170 million copies sold world wide

A virtual library housing censored articles from world wide has been created inside the vastly popular video recreation Minecraft by press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Minecraft, with its signature pixelated graphics, allows gamers to build whole universes from Lego-like digital blocks, both alone or with others online.

RSF said it had put work by banned, exiled or killed journalists in five nations -- Egypt, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Vietnam -- on an open server, making it out there for players to view regardless of local censorship laws.

"In these countries, the place websites, blogs and free press generally are strictly restricted, Minecraft is still accessible by everyone," the group said in a press launch.

"These articles are actually out there again within Minecraft, hidden from authorities surveillance technology inside a computer game. Minecraft Servers could be read by everybody on the server, but their content cannot be modified," it said.

In May final 12 months, Minecraft mentioned 176 million copies of the sport have been sold since its launch a decade ago.

The mission, introduced on Thursday to mark the World Day Towards Cyber Censorship, is named the "Uncensored Library" and takes the form of a large neoclassical-style constructing in the game.

RSF said the library was growing, with more texts being added each in English and their unique language.

Already available in the sport are articles by slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and from Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr, which has been blocked within the North African country since 2017.