Minecraft maker Mojang has abandoned Reddit
The makers of the popular game Minecraft say they will no longer share official content on Reddit following the changes being pushed through by the site’s management.
Reddit is still engulfed in a wave of strike action, with thousands of volunteer moderators effectively taking down their communities (called subreddits) in protest at massive hikes in Reddit’s API pricing, which are forcing developers of third-party Reddit apps to shut down.
Now it seems Mojang—the Microsoft-owned developer of Minecraft—is siding with the strikers. “As you have no doubt heard by now, Reddit management introduced changes recently that have led to rule and moderation changes across many subreddits,” reads a post made by Mojang’s Java Tech Lead.
“Because of these changes, we no longer feel that Reddit is an appropriate place to post official content or refer our players to.”
Mojang previously used to post technical detail such as game changelogs to Reddit, which list new features or bug fixes made during game updates. Mojang is now encouraging players to instead visit the Minecraft feedback site or pay attention to other social media channels.
“You are of course welcome to post unofficial update threads going forward,” the Reddit post from Mojang added.
The Minecraft community on Reddit is one of the largest on the site. It has 7.4m subscribers, which puts it in the top 100 communities. The site has almost…
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