Overview
- The ADL leaderboard, released Wednesday, ranks Fortnite first for safeguards, followed by Grand Theft Auto Online, Call of Duty, and Minecraft.
- Scores weight in-game tools at 60% and written rules at 40%, measuring actions like blocking, muting, reporting voice and text, and enforcing rules on hateful usernames.
- Games receive labels for advanced, moderate, or limited protection, with Counter-Strike 2 and PUBG: Battlegrounds flagged as limited and Madden NFL, Valorant, Clash Royale, and Roblox rated moderate.
- ADL shared game-specific findings before publication and says Epic Games, Supercell, and Minecraft’s team engaged, and it also issued a best-practices guide and plans ongoing updates.
- The project fills a gap left by ESRB age ratings by comparing safety features parents and players cannot see at a glance, based on ADL and NewZoo research from 2019 to 2023.