⚖️Fortnite creator Epic Games to Pay $520 Million FTC settlement over privacy and unintended purchases.
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Epic Games and the Federal Trade Commission reached a $520 million settlement over claims the Fortnite developer broke online privacy protection laws for kids and tricked players into buying in-game items. The settlement includes a record $275 million penalty to settle alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) and $245 million over a purchasing setup that could trick players and allow them to buy things by accident.
⚖️Fortnite creator Epic Games to Pay $520 Million FTC settlement over privacy and unintended purchases.
⚖️Fortnite creator Epic Games to Pay $520…
⚖️Fortnite creator Epic Games to Pay $520 Million FTC settlement over privacy and unintended purchases.
Epic Games and the Federal Trade Commission reached a $520 million settlement over claims the Fortnite developer broke online privacy protection laws for kids and tricked players into buying in-game items. The settlement includes a record $275 million penalty to settle alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) and $245 million over a purchasing setup that could trick players and allow them to buy things by accident.