Mojang revived community voting with a surprise server letting players submit builds for the upcoming Minecraft movie but the same week their reporting system let hackers spoof names and mass report creators into permanent multiplayer bans.
After quietly killing off the mob vote in 2024 Mojang has brought community voting back in 2026. This time it is tied to the Minecraft movie sequel. They spun up a limited time server where players could walk around elaborate community submissions vote via podiums and interact with NPCs serving fizzy pop.
The three main builds a lightning rod lighthouse a copper battlelands castle and a tree village all got the green light for the film credits. A fourth entry that Mojang initially overlooked for breaking multi biome rules also won. A piglin villager hybrid mob easter egg and some parkour challenges rounded out the experience. The server has since closed leaving it as lost media.
The Ban Problem Is Getting Ugly
Running in parallel is a messier story. Hackers have been spoofing the display names of popular creators on private or LAN worlds logging fake hate speech then reporting them directly to Mojang. Because the system does not appear to tie reports to the actual account ID these reports stick. Creators including SB737 MrEpic and others lost access to all online play the marketplace character creator and more.
The creator behind the video argues that while hate speech is bad the moderation pipeline is scummy and embarrassing for Mojang. One hacker even reached out to a targeted YouTuber on Discord to brag about it. This is not a one off. It is a systemic failure that punishes the wrong people and hands control to trolls.
Players have been asking for better verification on reports for years. The return of voting shows Mojang can still engage the community creatively. The ban situation shows they still cannot protect that community from obvious abuse. Expect more fallout and more calls for Mojang to address how bans actually work before the next big wave hits regular players.
