Don't expect to show off your Minecraft Earth builds publicly anytime soon

Minecraft Earth will be available without an invite for the first time in October, Microsoft has announced at Minecon. We expect the UK to be among the countries in the game's first first wave, and Microsoft projects the entire planet will able to play by the end of the year.

But don't expect to be able to plonk down your Minecraft builds for others to view publicly - at least not for the foreseeable future.

Speaking to Eurogamer, executive producer Jesse Merriam said Microsoft had looked at active methods of moderating builds - including algorithms to detect, er, inappropriate material. But it has proven a difficult exercise, and Microsoft has clearly decided to take a safer-than-sorry approach so players don't just see a load of blocky penises and swastikas.

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