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    Virtual Library Opens Inside Minecraft To Share Banned News Stories</h1>
    <html><body><p><p><br/> Reporters Without Borders has found a radical new platform for broadcasting banned journalism from some of the most oppressive countries in the world: Minecraft.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The advocacy group has launched an online space on a dedicated server for the game of video that is popularly known as "The Uncensored Library," accessible to all of Minecraft's 145 million monthly gamers.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The library will present news stories that were not censored in the country of their origin, inspired by the neoclassical architectures of ancient Rome and Greece.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The Uncensored Library is a new virtual library that is part of Minecraft, created in part by Reporters Without Borders to host the work of journalists who are banned or restricted from their home countries.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The library will contain stories from five countries which are near the bottom of Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index. These include Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.<br/> <a href="https://healthhuman.net/">gaming</a> </p><br/><p><br/> The stories will be published in English and whichever language they were originally written in.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The stories' text cannot be altered or edited, but anyone with access to the Minecraft server hosting the library will be able to access them.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> EE will focus its 5G rollout in areas that have lots of people... Scientist who claims coronavirus came from SPACE by meteor... Lloyds and Halifax banking apps go down leaving customers... Uber may suspend accounts of customers and drivers if they test...<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 34k shares<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The project is supported by a number of prominent journalists who have had their work or that of someone they love restricted. They include Nguyen Van Dai who is a Vietnamese blogger, Yulia Berezovskaia, and Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi, the murdered journalist.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 'In many countries around the world, there's no free access to information and information,' Reporters Without Borders' Christian Mihr said in a statement on the organization's website.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> "Websites are blocked, independent publications are banned and the state regulates the media." Young people are unable to make their own decisions as they grow up.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> 'By using Minecraft the most popular computer game as a medium, we give players access to information from independent sources.'<br/></p><br/><p><br/> To start with, the library will feature the work of journalists banned in five countries, which include Egypt, Vietnam, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The library was created by 16 people who used 125 million blocks and inspired by the neoclassical architecture of ancient Rome and Greece<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The library is currently backed by several prominent international journalists, including Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Dai, Russian journalist Yulia Berezovskaia and Hatice Cengiz, who was fiancee the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> Reporters Without Borders partnered with creative agency DDB German, design studio BlockWorks, and the production company Media Monks to complete The Uncensored Library<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The stories will be accessible in English in addition to the original language they were originally published in. Users will not be able alter or modify the text in any way.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The library's virtual opening was planned to coincide with World Day Against Cyber Censorship the annual celebration that began in 2008 as a collaborative effort between Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The Library was constructed by 24 "builders" from 16 different countries with 125,000,000 blocks. It has a huge central Rotunda that measures 984 feet in diameter.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> The project was the result of a partnership between Reporters Without Borders, the creative agency DDB German, design studio BlockWorks and the production company Media Monks.<br/></p></p></body></html>
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