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Company: Epic Games, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Epic Games Inc.
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $520,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: December 19, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Secondary Offense: consumer protection violation
Mega-Scandal:
Online Privacy
Violation Description: The Federal Trade Commission secured agreements requiring Epic Games, Inc., creator of the popular video game Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over allegations the company violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and deployed design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: entertainment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: video games
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