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FTC says Genshin Impact 'deceived children' and orders its publisher to pay a $20 million fine and stop selling loot boxes to kids
Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere (another name for HoYoverse) has agreed to pay a $20 million fine and will block children under the age of 16 from making in-game purchases without parental ...
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Genshin Impact maker agrees to pay $20m in FTC case accusing it of violating children's privacy and deceiving players
UPDATE 20/01/25: Cognosphere, the distributor of Genshin Impact, has officially responded to the FTC's complaint, stating it believes the allegations are "inaccurate" but it agreed to the ...
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Video Game Maker Paying $20 Million in FTC Kid-Privacy Case
The maker of the popular video game Genshin Impact will pay $20 million to settle claims it violated kids’ privacy and deceived players about the cost of winning sought-after prizes, the US ...
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'Genshin Impact' publisher settles US charges of violating children's privacy
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Cognosphere, the publisher of anime-style fantasy video game "Genshin Impact," has agreed to pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that ...