FTC v. Epic Games (Fortnite) — $275M COPPA Settlement (Dec 2022)
Epic Games paid $275 million as the COPPA portion of a broader $520 million settlement with the FTC in December 2022. Epic violated COPPA by collecting personal information from Fortnite players under 13 without parental consent, and by exposing children to voice and text chat by default. The largest COPPA civil penalty in FTC history at the time.
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