Epic Games was fined $520 million. A statement from the US Federal Trade Commission accused Epic Games of defrauding Fortnite users and violating children's privacy rights.
The head of the US Federal Trade Commission announced that Epic Games is using interfaces that deceive Fortnite users. Fortnite, the popular video game developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly, received a record penalty for manipulating users. Epic Games accepted the allegations and made statements on the subject. So what else was Fortnite accused of and how much was it fined? Let's take a look at the details of the news together.
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Fortnite's record $520 million fine As a result of the lawsuit, the popular video game Fortnite was fined $275 million for privacy charges. In addition to this penalty, Fortnite will refund $245 million to former users who directed children to make in-app purchases. In other words, Fortnite will pay a total of 520 Million Dollars (9.698.416.000 Turkish Liras) refunds and fines for these reasons.
Epic Games made the following statements on the subject:
“No developer here makes a game to finish the game. We accepted this deal because we want Epic to be at the forefront of consumer protection and provide the best experience for us.”
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Epic Games was fined $520 million. Epic Games has taken care of all the problems that have arisen from the past to the present. In this case, the game production and development company has implemented the "Cabin Accounts" function and this time prevents the purchase of special items for players under it. 13 years old. A small reminder that the company launched parental controls in 2019 and made it free last year. It also removes company information from users whose age has not been verified due to this action.
