Everything you need to know about player reporting in Minecraft
Even people not part of the Minecraft social scene might have noticed #SaveMinecraft steadily climbing up Twitter’s top topics. Unlike the #SaveTF2 campaign, this hashtag asks for less involvement by Minecraft developers Mojang and not more.
Mojang had announced earlier this year that they would create an in-game reporting system Minecraft. Players were immediately outraged by the lack of clarity in the reportable topics, the loss of context, and the automatic AI moderation. Although it is unclear how out of control Mojang was with their original plans or if this was simply poor communication, the chat reporting function was delayed for over a year. It was added to the game in July 2022.
#SaveMinecraft was born. This initial concern has not subsided. It has increased. Mojang allows players to report their concerns after more than ten years of free chat and unrestricted play. It’s understandable. Fanbyte News Editor Imran Kahn was banned from Twitter last week after uploading a video showing a glitch in Stray. The ban was not justified. It appeared that the report was automatic and that even working with a human moderator was difficult.
However, there is a lot of misinformation about player reporting in Minecraft. Mojang has published a lengthy FAQ that explains how their reporting system works (and doesn’t) despite initially communicating poorly. Let’s examine everything you need to know about Minecraft player reporting.
