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Official US government site urges visitors to play Minecraft

Original: America.gov goes crazy on "play Minecraft" Article URL: https:// america.gov/chat Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinato

America.gov's chat page is drawing attention after displaying content telling visitors to play Minecraft, an odd message for an official State Department international information site. The story has reached the front page of Hacker News, where commenters are debating whether the glitch stems from a compromised page, a misconfigured AI chatbot, or an internal test that went live by mistake.

Why now: A glitchy or possibly compromised official government website telling people to play Minecraft is unexpected and amusing, driving online discussion.

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• America.gov goes crazy on "play Minecraft" Article URL: https:// america.gov/chat Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9913255 Points: 27 # Comments: 10 https:// america.gov/chat # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Software # Cybersecurity # Apple #… · techwire@gamefan.net · 2

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