Epic Games to pay $520 million in fines to FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that Epic Games has agreed to pay a $520 million fine, which the FTC says Epic received for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) within Fortnite It is. Specifically, the FTC alleged that Epic used invasive default settings to trick young players into making unintended purchases. Of the fine, $275 million is the financial penalty Epic must pay for the COPPA violation. This is the largest fine of its kind paid to the FTC; Epic must also pay $245 million in…
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