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===Chat restriction and reporting=== | ===Chat restriction and reporting=== | ||
A mechanism for chat restriction was implemented in 1.16.3 for use in parental controls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |date=2026-01-26 |title=Minecraft's New Chat Restrictions are WORSE Than You Think |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI0ZGoaTgMg |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-26 |website=[[Youtube]]}}</ref> However, since the "user flags" are connected to the player's Microsoft account, Microsoft can alter them under its own discretion, without the user's (or the user's parents' if parental control is enabled) consent.<!-- elaborate on this, i don't know what it's implying --> | A mechanism for chat restriction was implemented in 1.16.3 for use in parental controls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |date=2026-01-26 |title=Minecraft's New Chat Restrictions are WORSE Than You Think |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI0ZGoaTgMg |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-26 |website=[[Youtube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=tI0ZGoaTgMg |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> However, since the "user flags" are connected to the player's Microsoft account, Microsoft can alter them under its own discretion, without the user's (or the user's parents' if parental control is enabled) consent.<!-- elaborate on this, i don't know what it's implying --> | ||
Introduced in Minecraft version 1.19.1,<!-- which one was it introduced in, 1.19.1 or 1.20.2? Also what date does the correct update correspond to? --> users can be reported for inappropriate chat messages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-23 |title=Java Edition 1.19.1 |url=https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition_1.19.1 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Minecraft Wiki}}</ref> When a player is reported, they could be temporarily or permanently banned from all multiplayer gameplay, including private servers and local area network (LAN) games. On official Minecraft Realms servers, chat messages are automatically scanned and player can be banned even if their massages haven't been reported by anyone else.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Commitment to Player Safety |url=https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/8047895358605-Our-Commitment-to-Player-Safety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230010733/https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/8047895358605-Our-Commitment-to-Player-Safety |archive-date=2025-12-30 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Minecraft Help Center}}</ref> | Introduced in Minecraft version 1.19.1,<!-- which one was it introduced in, 1.19.1 or 1.20.2? Also what date does the correct update correspond to? --> users can be reported for inappropriate chat messages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-23 |title=Java Edition 1.19.1 |url=https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition_1.19.1 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Minecraft Wiki |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251229034110/https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition_1.19.1 |archive-date=29 Dec 2025}}</ref> When a player is reported, they could be temporarily or permanently banned from all multiplayer gameplay, including private servers and local area network (LAN) games. On official Minecraft Realms servers, chat messages are automatically scanned and player can be banned even if their massages haven't been reported by anyone else.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Commitment to Player Safety |url=https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/8047895358605-Our-Commitment-to-Player-Safety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230010733/https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/8047895358605-Our-Commitment-to-Player-Safety |archive-date=2025-12-30 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Minecraft Help Center}}</ref> | ||
===Age verification in the UK=== | ===Age verification in the UK=== | ||
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===SecureChat=== | ===SecureChat=== | ||
This mod adds encryption to your chat messages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@BRNSystems |title=SecureChat |url=https://modrinth.com/mod/securechat |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Modrinth}}</ref> | This mod adds encryption to your chat messages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@BRNSystems |title=SecureChat |url=https://modrinth.com/mod/securechat |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Modrinth |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251231191353/https://modrinth.com/mod/securechat |archive-date=31 Dec 2025}}</ref> | ||
===No Chat Restrictions=== | ===No Chat Restrictions=== | ||