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Israel power company asks Fortnite to drop pole-climbing in game

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Jun 13 2019 7:15AM

Encouraging dangerous copycat behaviour among children.

Israel power company asks Fortnite to drop pole-climbing in game

Israel's power company has asked the makers of Fortnite to no longer allow players to scale electric poles in the popular online game, saying this risked encouraging dangerous copycat behaviour among children. Launched in 2017 by North Carolina-based Epic Games, Fortnite is a survival-themed ...

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