There Will Be An Appeals Process
Mojang's community manager stated that the company will not reverse its controversial player reporting feature and demanded an end to harassment of Mojang employees.
MojangMeesh posted on Reddit to clarify that while the company values player feedback it won't necessarily change the design principles Mojang Studios follows-this includes the upcoming report system. They also asked upset players to cease "following Mojang employees around here on Reddit" to harass them in unrelated threads. Nearly 2000 people have downvoted the comment at the time of writing.
Minecraft players have been up in arms about the new player reporting system since it was announced a month ago, but it was finally implemented as part of yesterday's 1.19.1 update. It allows players on both private and Mojang-hosted multiplayer servers to flag inappropriate messages in chat for review by Mojang investigators, potentially resulting in suspensions and bans for players that violate Minecraft's community guidelines even on self-hosted servers. Fans are worried that the system will result in player bans for messages taken out of context, and more broadly that it gives Microsoft too much power to dictate the content of discussions on its platform.
Even though some players are being terribly rude about it, I don’t think their argument has no merit. It's difficult to imagine a world where the system doesn't ban someone simply because a joke was misinterpreted. There will be an appeals procedure, but it's also true there are many misconceptions surrounding how the system works. You can find many people complaining about having their chat'monitored" by Microsoft. Or they may be worried about being banned for cursing. Both of these scenarios are possible according Mojang’s FAQ.
Mojang is caught in a tight spot on this one. let it sing A thread from Stuart Duncan-who runs a Minecraft server for children with autism-shows just how much awful stuff Minecraft plays host to on a regular basis. Duncan showcases studies and reports from the ADL, the BBC, and others that tell stories of racists and predators using the game in despicable ways. It is important to provide tools for combating this behaviour. While it's true that 'think of the children' scare stories get used to justify reactionary policies in real life, a tool that lets players report dodgy chat messages in Minecraft doesn't really seem like the thin end of a draconian wedge.
If you are trying to speak on behalf of everyone, please stop saying "no one asked for it" or the "everyone hates it" or "nobody needs this". "If you're concerned about exploits that's great. Me too. I know it's not perfect.But real people can be saved by this.Always remember that.July 27, 2022
In other Minecraft news, Mojang recently announced that the game won't be featuring NFTs, as they're at odds with its "values of creative inclusion". At least that move only seemed to garner enthusiastic support from the playerbase, although there's been no word yet on what that AI they trained to play Minecraft thinks about it.