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Popular ‘Minecraft’ server by YouTuber Quackity explodes in controversy after moderators revolt

Moderators say they were underpaid and overworked.

On Mar 4, 2024 by Steven Asarch

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‘Laseranon’ YouTuber charged with threatening to kill Florida sheriff ran channel teaching convicted felons how to obtain weapons, blind people with lasers

He also burned a hole in a picture of the sheriff on his YouTube channel.

On Sep 26, 2023 by Marlon Ettinger

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People are convinced a man was arrested for putting classified military bases in Minecraft

The allegation is entirely fabricated.

On Nov 29, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Minecraft creator Dream accused of grooming by 2 former fans

Dream denied the allegations.

On Oct 20, 2022 by Steven Asarch

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How 2 friends created an immersive recreation of the ‘Lion King’ musical in Minecraft

What started off as a simple fan project quickly evolved into something bigger.

On Aug 4, 2022 by Steven Asarch

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Minecraft bans NFTs

Minecraft said NFTs take away from enjoyment of the game.

On Jul 21, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Minecraft fans celebrate the movie adaptation’s non-release with memes

The film had been taken off the release calendar in 2020 because of COVID.

On Mar 7, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

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YouTuber and Minecraft streamer CallMeCarson accused of grooming underage fans

He has yet to publicly respond to the accusations.

On Jan 5, 2021 by Nahila Bonfiglio

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Students are rebuilding their canceled college experience inside Minecraft

Blocks are better than Zoom.

On May 4, 2020 by Matt Silverman

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Minecraft’s new library lets journalists share uncensored information

The library contains banned reporting from Mexico, Russia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

On Mar 13, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘The Minecraft Bee is trans’ meme is here to stay

A tweet launched a meme about the Minecraft bee, and there's no turning back now.

On Sep 3, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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‘Haha, just kidding … Unless?’ meme lets Twitter users be risky with a safety net

The epitome of the 'I'm down if you are' mentality.

On Jul 9, 2019 by Ignacio Martinez

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Minecraft Earth will be like Pokemon Go but for building castles

Enderman in your bedroom not included.

On May 17, 2019 by Joseph Knoop

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Minecraft removes mentions of problematic game creator, Notch

His behavior has become increasingly erratic and hateful online.

On Mar 28, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio

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Minecraft creator says he would rather be a fascist than have a ‘feminine dick’

Notch has embraced QAnon—and now he's attacking trans bodies.

On Mar 20, 2019 by Ana Valens