{"id":21919,"date":"2022-12-19T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/fortnite-fined-520-million-for-invading-kids-privacy-and-tricking-players\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:56:00","slug":"fortnite-fined-520-million-for-invading-kids-privacy-and-tricking-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/fortnite-fined-520-million-for-invading-kids-privacy-and-tricking-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite Fined $520 Million For Invading Kids\u2019 Privacy And Tricking Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Epic Games will pay a whopping $520 million combined settlement after a Federal Trade Commission investigation found it invaded children\u2019s privacy and tricked some players into <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/fortnite-graphics-visuals-epic-unreal-engine-5-lumen-1849856295\">buying stuff in<em> Fortnite<\/em><\/a> that they didn\u2019t want. The FTC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/12\/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced on Monday<\/a> that it\u2019s the largest penalty ever assessed in the history of the\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/fortnite-epic-games-ftc-fine-privacy-refunds-skins-1849910311\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games will pay a whopping $520 million combined settlement after a Federal Trade Commission investigation found it invaded children\u2019s privacy and tricked some players into buying stuff in Fortnite that they didn\u2019t want. 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