00:00It is one of the most impressive maps of Minecraft.
00:02It is called the Uncensored Library and allows people to read books, articles and other content censored in their country.
00:07Created by the organization Reporters Without Borders and the design collective Minecraft Blockworks,
00:11this block-shaped book stand was launched for the first time in 2020 to offer authors reduced to silence a platform in their respective country.
00:17While social networks and other platforms tend to be blocked or controlled in some countries,
00:21Minecraft is often accessible, which gives Reporters Without Borders a way to bypass censorship and make information accessible.
00:27The library itself is accessible via a Minecraft server, but can also be downloaded locally.
00:32It consists of about 300 books distributed in 12 wings, most of them representing a country where information can be limited.
00:37From there, visitors can explore the library and read banned articles in the form of Minecraft books.
00:42The countries of the library have been selected using Google Analytics,
00:45by studying the countries where an active Minecraft community is located, as well as the Freedom of the Press Index of RSF.
00:50Once the list is established, local journalists have provided their articles converted into Minecraft books.
00:54Regularly, new rooms have been added with texts from countries such as Brazil, Belarus, Eritrea and Iran.
01:00You can access it at the address unsensoredlibrary.com
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