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Fortnite developers pay record fines and refund players


Game publisher Epic Games has settled a dispute with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to pay $520 million / £428.4 million / AU$778 million in fines and restitution after the breach Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Epic Games, creator of online battle royale fortress, will have to pay a cash fine of $275 million / £225.8 million / AU$411.9 million for breach of COPPA practices and another $245 million/ £201.3 million / AU$366.9 million will be allocated as cashback. This is “the largest penalty ever achieved for violating FTC rules,” the US watchdog said in its report. official statement (opens in a new tab). In addition to the fines, the FTC said Epic Games needs to “apply strong privacy default settings for children and adolescents, ensuring that voice and text communications are turned off by default.” .”

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