brachypelmasmithiAug 5, 2023

Minecraft's recent EULA changes place heavy restrictions on Java servers

https://lemmy.world/post/2709281

Minecraft's recent EULA changes place heavy restrictions on Java servers - Lemmy.world

Just spreading awareness about whatever the fuck Mojang thinks they’re doing. Given their enforcement of the EULA, or the lack thereof, this probably isn’t going to have as huge of an impact, but I think it’s still something worth talking about. Here’s an article on dotesports.com if you don’t want to visit Twitter. [https://dotesports.com/minecraft/news/minecraft-players-are-outraged-after-eula-changes-introduce-massive-restrictions] The Minecraft EULA itself as of 2nd August [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines]. I’ve got the attention span of a rat on cocaine, so if someone could check if Rock solid’s points are an accurate summary of the EULA, I’d appreciate that.

Show threadTwilightVulpineAug 5, 2023

Servers with ANY content not suitable for 10 year olds are now prohibited

This is just ridiculous. What makes them think they get to decide what grown-ass adults do in their own private servers?

They are about a decade too late to child-proof Minecraft. A lot of the children they might even claimed to want to protect are adults by now.

Show threadazertyfun

Can’t be fucked to read the EULA, but the added context under the tweet says it’s about pornography/gambling/etc in for profit servers.

… Which is still ridiculous overreach, but not what the original poster said.

Aug 6, 2023 at 10:43amWeb
Show threadTwilightVulpineAug 7, 2023
The link for these Usage Guidelines is not working for me for some reason, but the linked reddit thread on the article says that all private servers will be treated as if commercial. If that’s correct, it’s pretty concerning.