Friday, 24 March, 2023

Fortnite Game Maker Will Pay $520M To Settle FTC Allegations

<p>Epic Games violated the Children&#39;s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The company allegedly deployed &quot;design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases&quot;, the FTC said in a press release. The FTC also fined Epic $245 million to refund customers for what it calls &quot;dark patterns and billing practices&quot;. Epic says it has updated its payment flows to offer instant purchase cancellations. &nbsp;</p> <quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>