The Minecraft Safety Council

Safety has always been an important focus at Mojang Studios. That’s why we’ve taken measures to ensure that the Minecraft universe is a welcoming and safe space for everyone. From our player-first community standards to our world class moderation team, we are constantly working to create a great experience for our players.

Introducing the Minecraft Safety Council

The Minecraft Safety Council comes with one, ever-important purpose: to foster safer and thriving multiplayer experiences in our games. The Safety Council consists of industry experts who discuss Player Safety best practices, exchange insights, and look at new approaches that can guide Minecraft’s journey onwards.  Their key expertise supports Mojang Studios' proactive efforts in areas like communicating Safety topics to parents and designing our games to encourage positive player behavior.

The Safety Council includes experts from both within and outside of Mojang Studios, as safety in gaming is important for all of us and the entire gaming industry!

With experts from across the industry all working towards the same goal – we're committed to a safer gaming future in Minecraft for all our players. And even though safety has always been a focal point, the Council is a natural, next step in our journey towards even better Minecraft multiplayer experiences.

Meet the Minecraft Safety Council

Alex Holmes OBE

Deputy CEO The Diana Award, Director BBC Children in Need. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Young People. 

Dr. Kimberly Voll, PhD

CEO, Brace Yourself Games; Co-Founder, Thriving in Games Group (formerly known as Fair Play Alliance).

Maria Oliveira Tamellini

Co-founder, COO, GamerSafer. Co-owner, Minehut. Social impact entrepreneur, awarded by Headstream Innovation for advancing youth safety and well-being in gaming spaces.

Nathan Sawatzky

Head of Trust & Safety at Supercell. Ex Facebook, Disney/Club Penguin, Two Hat Security, and Tiny Speck.

Vernon Jones

Head of Safety and Support at MovieStarPlanet. Vernon is a Registered Social worker with statutory child protection experience in The United Kingdom and Denmark. Previously at Save the Children Denmark where he worked on online child safeguarding issues.