Fortnite Creator Will Pay $520 Million For Privacy and e-Commerce Abuses

The maker of the popular online video game Fortnite has agreed to pay a record settlement to resolve charges it violated children’s privacy, exposed children and teenagers to potential harassment, and duped players of all ages into making unwanted in-game purchases.

The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday that North Carolina-based Epic Games will pay a total of $520 million to settle allegations that it collected personal data from children without first obtaining the consent of their parent or guardian.

Epic is also accused of exposing children and teenagers to bullying, threats, harassment and dangerous and psychologically traumatizing issues such as suicide while using Fortnite through the game’s default live voice and text function.

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