The FTC says Genshin Impact maker Cognosphere will pay $20M to settle claims that it deceived players about the cost of winning prizes and mishandled kids' data
Bloomberg
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@sweetdelightss
Stacey
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FTC cracking down on Genshin? They have to pay 20 million, and can't sell loot boxes to anyone under 16 without parental consent. A major win here regardless is that they are forced to delete all days belonging to those under 13 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ ...
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@paultassi
Paul Tassi
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It deceived players about the cost of winning their anime girls *and boys*
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@cecianasta
Cecilia D'Anastasio
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The FTC requires Genshin Impact maker Hoyoverse pay $20m, claiming it deceived players about the cost of winning their anime girls. @business had the scoop yesterday. FTC also says the company mishandled kids' data by sharing it with third parties: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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After TikTok Ban this Sunday, USA Government now coming to ban or close Genshin Impact's America Server. Bloomberg article said $20 million fine sentence already happening.
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