Category: Discord

Hello @everyone,

In the future we will be implementing a new chat policy as well as a new server plugin as we try to align our server with Mojang and Microsoft’s TOS.

Starting soon, Chat will have a censor implemented in-game and on Discord that will censor certain words or phrases that go against Mojang’s, Microsoft’s, and Discord’s TOS, as well as a reporting system for anything that may get past these censors.

We have also made an amendment to our freedom of speech policy, changing it to freedom of expression. You will still be able to talk freely, as long as it does not break Mojang’s TOS. Speaking politics and criticism has always been and will be a core value of the server. However, we will not allow hate speech (as defined by Mojang / Microsoft), threatening real life violence, or sexual solicitation. For more information, you can read the [Minecraft Usage Guidelines](), the [Minecraft Community Standards](), and the [Xbox Community Standards]().

If you have any questions, or want anything clarified, feel free to ask us!

Sincerely, Cosmic_potato_04 and The Admin Team

P.S. A personal note from SlowRiot: It should be noted that the admin team are well aware that concepts such as “hate speech” are deliberately vaguely defined, and can easily be misused to silence political debate or individual free expression. We are implementing these changes because it is the only way to remain compliant with Microsoft’s demands, and we expect these tools to be used only in exceptional circumstances where there is real potential for harm, not to prevent earnest exchanges of ideas in good faith, nor to enable trolls to bait others into being banned from the game for a careless or thoughtless comment. These are tools of last resort – please don’t treat them as toys, or look for excuses to use them on players you don’t like. Please remember that further down the path of censorship we go, even in a block game, the greater the potential impact may be on all of our lives in the long run.

Hello,

we will be hosting the following events 🎉 as part of the Freedonia Cup this December:👇

: Dé à coudre by @falling_knife at Pheonix Isles

: Spleef by Darkerfly at Battersea Games Area

: Boat race by @éléanore reads yuri starting at Central Nexus

If you want to host an event as part of the Freedonia Cup please DM either @.link03 or @maurermz.

Kind regards!

Hi everyone, our yearly **Black Friday / Cyber Monday** deals are back.
You can get **25% off** Supporter kits, [alias]() slots, and [posestand]() save slots.

**Rift Points** are also now available to obtain, these can be used to visit past versions of Freedonia or other worlds from <:mco:288895813730435092>MinecraftOnline’s history. See [the Rifts wiki page]() for more information.

We have also renamed the “Donor” roles to “Supporter”.

You can support the server at

Hi everyone, in continuing to promote transparency and prevent potential bias, here are the latest emails regarding Mojang’s requests.

~Anna

<:sign:300497505479819265> **Contraption Contest 2025**<:redstone:300493802068770817>

Now its time for **you** to show what you can create by using redstone and craftbook.👷‍♂️

You can get to the event location through the Event Hub and the corresponding teleport pad. To participate you will need to replace the sign on **one** free plot and put your name on it. You can also name your creation if you want to.

❗ **Please read the rules on the signs at the location before building**❗

*You have until: to finish your creation.*

The contraptions will be judged by @fuzbol., @.link03 and me. **The criteria for judging wiill be creativity, use of redstone and use of craftbook.**

— With the kind regards
@maurermz

Hey all (again),

Another transparency update for our email talks with Mojang, with emails attached below per usual.

As a heads up, we are working on implementing solutions to meet Mojang’s issues identified. The details of such will be posted later once we have sorted that out, but this will be coming up soon.

-Fuzbol

— MinecraftOnline.com #announcements

Hey all,

Following through with our plans to be as transparent with you about the current discussions being had with Mojang, I’ve included both our email as well as their response to us below.

-Void

**__Free Speech Under Attack__**

Dear friends, I don’t often post announcements of this sort, but I feel it’s very important for you all to know what’s currently going on.

From the very start, over 15 years ago, one of the key founding principles of MinecraftOnline has been [free speech](https://minecraftonline.com/wiki/Free_Speech). What started out as an uncontroversal, common sense policy, has proved to be a cornerstone of this increasingly unique community. As time has passed and Western society has wavered back and forth in its political leanings, free speech has repeatedly come under attack for political reasons. It has now become common to see arrests for posts on social media in countries such as Britain and Germany, in the name of political control, which have overtaken the numbers even of traditionally totalitarian countries such as China and Russia – a truly dystopian nightmare for freedom of expression and personal liberty.

Throughout this decade and a half of change, MinecraftOnline has held steadfast to its libertarian principles, and remained an oasis of freedom and openness in an increasingly closed and controlled internet. That is, until now.

Microsoft, through their subsidiary Mojang, have issued an ultimatum to MinecraftOnline. We have been told to do away with our free speech policy (which long pre-dates Microsoft’s acquisition of Mojang), within 7 days, or face a a permanent block. If that happens, nobody will be able to play on MinecraftOnline again, and the 15-year history of this beloved server will come to a sudden and bitter end. The full email we have received today, signed facelessly only as “Mojang Enforcement”, is included below.

The email makes extremely vague claims about “harmful interactions” and “harmful comments”, and we are asking Microsoft to clarify what specific interactions and comments they consider harmful. In the meantime, please spread the word, share this info on social media. Defend free speech.

-SlowRiot