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‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Fined $520 Million Over Claims It Violated Children’s Privacy, Collected Personal Data

‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Fined $520 Million Over Claims It Violated Children’s Privacy, Collected Personal Data
The Epic Games logo, maker of the popular video game "Fortnite", is pictured on a screen in this picture illustration on Aug. 14, 2020. Brendan McDermid/Illustration/Reuters
Katabella Roberts
Katabella Roberts
12/20/2022|Updated: 12/20/2022

Epic Games, developer of the popular online video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle allegations surrounding alleged violations of children’s privacy and the use of design tricks to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the fines, the largest the FTC has ever imposed for a rule that it enforces, in separate releases on Dec. 19.
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