Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Fortnite maker Epic Games slapped by $520m FTC fine WWW.EUROGAMER.NET The US Federal Trade Commission has hit Fortnite maker Epic Games with a record-breaking penalty of $520m (£427m)… Quote The US Federal Trade Commission has hit Fortnite maker Epic Games with a record-breaking penalty of $520m (£427m) over allegations it previously employed "lax privacy practices" for voice and text chat, and used design tricks to "dupe millions of players" into unintentional purchases. The eye-opening judgment includes the largest-ever settlement obtained by the FTC regarding the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, as Fortnite allowed in-game chat and user data collection by default. Fortnite holds a "Teen" rating by the US ratings board ESRB, but the FTC has argued Epic Games knew many of its users were likely under 13 years of age and had not obtained their parents' consent. The remainder of the fine relates to a separate decision by the FTC that Fortnite included "illegal dark patterns" to "trick players into making unwanted purchases and let children rack up unauthorised charges without any parental involvement". $275 million will be paid to the US Treasury. $245 million will be returned to consumers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 $245 million returned to consumers. How is that going to work? Anybody that made a purchase between certain dates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 minute ago, DarkStar189 said: $245 million returned to consumers. How is that going to work? Anybody that made a purchase between certain dates? Quote The FTC plans to make refunds available to: Parents whose children made an unauthorized credit card purchase in the Epic Games Store between January 2017 and November 2018 Fortnite players who were charged in-game currency (V-Bucks) for unwanted in-game items (such as cosmetics, llamas, or battle passes) between January 2017 and September 2022 Fortnite players whose accounts were locked between January 2017 and September 2022 after disputing unauthorized charges with their credit card companies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I have V-Bucks purchases for shit I didn't want in that window and I will most certainly be applying to get that money back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkstark Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Can the FTC please fine the everloving fuck out of EA and their gambling simulators next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 This is the kind of shit the FTC should be worried about.. not that other thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 4 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: This is the kind of shit the FTC should be worried about.. not that other thing. clearly they can worry about both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Anyone wondering why the free games this holiday seem to be trending away from AAA releases, here is why! HOPE UR HAPPY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, stepee said: Anyone wondering why the free games this holiday seem to be trending away from AAA releases, here is why! HOPE UR HAPPY. They also added Mr. Beast to Fortnite which probably cost a pretty penny! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I got Sable, I'm already happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I’m happy for Sable and also Them Fighting Herds myself, as I probably have any major releases they would put up already :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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