The game places students inside a simulated social media feed, teaching them to identify conspiracy theories, Holocaust distortion, and hate speech. Available in English and German, it will be offered to schools worldwide along with lesson plans.
The Claims Conference and researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen have launched ShoutOut, a free educational game designed to help students recognize antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and hate speech on social media. The game simulates a social media feed, teaching users how conspiracy theories, Holocaust distortion, stereotypes, algorithms, and AI can fuel disinformation. It is available in English and German and will be distributed to schools globally starting this month, with accompanying lesson plans.
The initiative comes amid growing concerns about online antisemitism and disinformation. As The Zioneer reported in June, researchers have documented a rise in coded antisemitic content in digital spaces, including in China, where Dr. Yang Meng of Peking University identified a phenomenon she termed 'Antisemitism 3.0' — antisemitic tropes embedded in products, lotteries, and wordplay. ShoutOut represents a targeted educational response to such trends.
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