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Realms Content Liability Disclaimer

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What it is

Minecraft disclaims responsibility for any content created or shared by users in Realms, but retains the right to remove content it finds problematic.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who encounter harmful, offensive, or illegal content in Minecraft Realms cannot hold Mojang/Microsoft liable for that content under this disclaimer, even though Minecraft reserves the right to moderate and remove content it considers problematic.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This clause limits Minecraft's legal liability for harmful user-generated content in Realms while simultaneously preserving its right to act as a content moderator — a dual position that has significant implications under platform liability laws.

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we are not responsible for (and, subject to and to the extent allowed by applicable law, we make no warranty or representation in relation to and disclaim all liability for) all user content including any comments, views or remarks expressed in it; by using Minecraft Realms you acknowledge that we have no responsibility to monitor or review the content of any user content and that all user content is made available on the basis that we are not required to and do not exercise any control or judgment over it

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision directly engages the EU Digital Services Act (DSA Art. 5-7) regarding hosting service liability exemptions and the conditions under which platforms lose safe harbor protection. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § 230) provides analogous US liability protection for user-generated content hosting. The DSA requires that platforms acting as hosting services implement notice-and-action mechanisms (DSA Art. 16) and that very large online platforms conduct risk assessments for systemic content harms (Art. 34). The EU Terrorist Content Online Regulation (2021/784) may require expedited removal of terrorist content, relevant given the EULA's reference to 'terrorist or violent extremist content.' (2)

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Provision details

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Document
Minecraft End User License Agreement
Entity
Minecraft
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002829
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CA-D-00118
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Entity: Minecraft | Document: Minecraft End User License Agreement | Record: CA-P-002829
Captured: 2026-04-18 09:56:01 UTC | SHA-256: 3e36cbf81c9f1377…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/minecraft/minecraft-end-user-license-agreement/realms-content-liability-disclaimer/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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