ADL Calls Out Fortnite For Failing To Combat Antisemitism, Holocaust Denial

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The Anti-Defamation League has awarded Fortnite an F rank in combatting antisemitism on the platform, the lowest score of all the games and services it researched. This puts it below Call of Duty and League of Legends, as the ADL says Fortnite failed to combat reports of holocaust denial in every department.

Call of Duty didn't fare much better. Activision Blizzard was given a D- for its efforts, coming under fire for not having an explicit policy against holocaust denial, and failing to address the complaints of average users in a timely manner.

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This criticism is part of the ADL's regular report card it puts together on the issue of online antisemitism (thanks, gamesindustry.biz). This is the first time that these video games have been included in the report card, showing that some of the biggest titles are falling far below expectations.

"Holocaust deniers have used social media and game platforms to spread their virulent ideas and garner support," reads the ADL report. "For our 2023 report card, we added three major online multiplayer games, where we found multiple usernames with Holocaust denial references. League of Legends was the only one of these game platforms that responded and took action when usernames were reported by an ordinary user."

In the report, the ADL shares examples of the antisemitism it discovered on each platform. In Fortnite, League of Legends, and Call of Duty, this would take the form of usernames featuring hateful slurs or outright denials of the holocaust. Sometimes this was as explicit as featuring the phrase "Holohoax", something which should be fairly easy to filter out of online games.

One success story from the last report is Roblox. In 2021, the