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Fortnite tops ADL’s new ‘leaderboard’ ranking video games on antisemitism safeguards

The leaderboard’s release coincided with a landmark Los Angeles jury verdict finding Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young user through addictive design features.

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Fairgoers play video games at the Japanese publisher Nintendo Switch's stand during Milan Games Week and Cartoomics 2024 at Fiera Milano Rho on November 22, 2024 in Milan, Italy.
Fortnite game graphic is displayed on a smartphone in front of Apple logo in this illustration taken May 2, 2021.

A Holocaust museum is launching in Fortnite. Can video games fight antisemitism?

No matter what choices the player makes, they will be murdered by Nazis, a dark end that the game’s creator says is essential to its success as an educational tool.

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Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 16, 2023, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Virtual Holocaust museum to be built in Fortnite video game

However, because Fortnite has many pop culture crossovers, users could show up at the museum dressed as a superhero or even "a walking banana."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Screenshot of the viral TikTok Video featuring a dance battle between and Israeli soldier and Palestinians.

WATCH: Israeli soldier, Palestinian kids' dance battle goes TikTok viral

The video racked up over 271,000 views and was liked almost 50,000 times. IDF reservist Hadok uploaded the video in response to Operation Breaking Dawn.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

NOVOS will get you good at Fortnite

Web-based platform uses statistical analysis and professional coaching to tailor-make training regimens for eSports hopefuls

MAY 3, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
NOVOS skills estimate.