Breaking: Epic Games will pay $520 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that its game “Fortnite” invaded children’s privacy and tricked players into making purchases
Epic Games Inc. has agreed to pay $520 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that the “Fortnite” videogame developer violated online privacy protections for children and tricked players into making unintended purchases.
That lawsuit also accused the company of illegally enabling real-time voice and text chat communications for children and teens in the game by default. Further, the FTC said Epic put those users at risk by connecting them with strangers, and as a result, some were “bullied, threatened, harassed and exposed to dangerous and psychologically traumatizing issues such as suicide.”
Epic didn’t admit or deny the FTC’s allegations as part of the settlements. The company couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. The FTC further alleged that Epic intentionally obscured cancel and refund features to make them more difficult to find and that the company locked the accounts of customers who disputed unauthorized charges with their credit card companies.
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