'Fortnite' Developer Epic Games To Pay $520 Million USD Over FTC Children's Privacy Violations

Epic Games, the video game developer behind popular titles including Fortnite and Fall Guys, agreed to pay a $520 million USD settlement over charges that said the company illegally stored information from children and scammed players into making unwanted purchases, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Monday.The figure comprises two separate penalty amounts from two cases. First, Epic will pay $275 million USD for its violations of federal law, the Children's Online Privacy Protectio...