EPIC to pay record breaking fine of over $500 million dollars

[Brian9824]

https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/19/ftc-fines-fortnite-maker-epic-games-520m-over-childrens-privacy-charges/

I'd calculate how many years worth of income that is for the EPIC store but it would come out to infinity atm as they've never had a positive income yet. So all I can say is DAMN thats a big fine.

[Plaid]

引用自 ☎need4naiim☎：

引用自 Crashed：

Can the US even do that to a US-based company?

YES.

Because it is directly about National Security and fighting against expansionist governments who commit genocides.

Wait til you find out

[Boblin the Goblin]

引用自 ☎need4naiim☎：

引用自 Crashed：

Can the US even do that to a US-based company?

YES.

Because it is directly about National Security and fighting against expansionist governments who commit genocides.

If they forced Epic to dissolve because of 'National Security', then they would have to force every company that has any business doings with China either through production or distribution.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

crazy joe might try it even lol

but if it saves even 1 uigur life then maybe

[Crashed]

引用自 ☎need4naiim☎：

引用自 Crashed：

Can the US even do that to a US-based company?

YES.

Because it is directly about National Security and fighting against expansionist governments who commit genocides.

Don't we have something called due process?

[Crashed]

引用自 KittenGrindr：

引用自 ☎need4naiim☎：

YES.

Because it is directly about National Security and fighting against expansionist governments who commit genocides.

If they forced Epic to dissolve because of 'National Security', then they would have to force every company that has any business doings with China either through production or distribution.

And that would include Valve.

[Sir Seanicus, Esq.]

Alex Jones: "lol. lmao. Only 500 million?"

[Rhila]

this is not good they are coming after Valve next
do you know Lina Khan?? Chair of FTC, 32 years old liberal from UK picked by Biden or people around him to be in this position.
she is coming after any company that doesn't obey to their agenda.
Tim Sweeney knew that. they are coming after his company because it is not woke enough for them.
Fortnite released in good state males and females White Black Asian and Brown and every new event always has all kind of representations. and very balanced half males and half females but that wasn't enough for them. they want more. after the release 4 years of no LGBT not like other games from other companies like EA and Ubisoft. the progressives start targeting Epic games. Tim tried to avoid them by giving them what they want and rush everything in short time but it was too late.
last year was full of LGBT also this year first non binary character
https://news.yahoo.com/fortnite-leak-introduces-first-nonbinary-141212504.html
also this year too. first Trans character
https://earlygame.com/fortnite/first-transsexual-character-dreamer
why all this??
EA doing this Ubisoft Activision Blizzard 2K all the others doing this
very simple you have no choice you accept our agenda and you are free to do what every you want
because Epic games wasn't into this for very long time they are punishing them. a lesson to everyone who refuse to accept their agenda
they are fined with more 500 millions its a record for gaming company a lesson for all other companies.
you maybe hate Epic but they are coming after Valve and you will see. they are coming after anything entertainment for teenagers and kids
next is Asian companies Sony Nintendo Namco Konami Square Enix and others
Lina Khan will make them pay hard or to accept the only one way acceptable for them.

this is from the list of charges
"Epic Games possessed actual knowledge that it collected personal information from children, including their names, email addresses, and identifiers used to keep track of players"

every other company do the same

and also this
"The default settings enable text and voice communications with others by default,"

also every other company do the same

these people will never go sleep until they are done with all entertainment companies to be like Disney

[Boblin the Goblin]

引用自 Rhila：

this is not good they are coming after Valve next
do you know Lina Khan?? Chair of FTC, 32 years old liberal from UK picked by Biden or people around him to be in this position.
she is coming after any company that doesn't obey to their agenda.
Tim Sweeney knew that. they are coming after his company because it is not woke enough for them.
Fortnite released in good state males and females White Black Asian and Brown and every new event always has all kind of representations. and very balanced half males and half females but that wasn't enough for them. they want more. after the release 4 years of no LGBT not like other games from other companies like EA and Ubisoft. the progressives start targeting Epic games. Tim tried to avoid them by giving them what they want and rush everything in short time but it was too late.
last year was full of LGBT also this year first non binary character
https://news.yahoo.com/fortnite-leak-introduces-first-nonbinary-141212504.html
also this year too. first Trans character
https://earlygame.com/fortnite/first-transsexual-character-dreamer
why all this??
EA doing this Ubisoft Activision Blizzard 2K all the others doing this
very simple you have no choice you accept our agenda and you are free to do what every you want
because Epic games wasn't into this for very long time they are punishing them. a lesson to everyone who refuse to accept their agenda
they are fined with more 500 millions its a record for gaming company a lesson for all other companies.
you maybe hate Epic but they are coming after Valve and you will see. they are coming after anything entertainment for teenagers and kids
next is Asian companies Sony Nintendo Namco Konami Square Enix and others
Lina Khan will make them pay hard or to accept the only one way acceptable for them.

this is from the list of charges
"Epic Games possessed actual knowledge that it collected personal information from children, including their names, email addresses, and identifiers used to keep track of players"

every other company do the same

and also this
"The default settings enable text and voice communications with others by default,"

also every other company do the same

these people will never go sleep until they are done with all entertainment companies to be like Disney

It was the issue that it was towards people aged 13 or younger. That's a big violation of federal law.

Nothing to do with not being 'woke enough' or whatever.

[Ganger]

引用自 KittenGrindr：

It was the issue that it was towards people aged 13 or younger. That's a big violation of federal law.

Nothing to do with not being 'woke enough' or whatever.

Fortnite is the most woke game there is judging by the skins players can wear

[Rhila]

引用自 KittenGrindr：

It was the issue that it was towards people aged 13 or younger. That's a big violation of federal law.

Nothing to do with not being 'woke enough' or whatever.

Fortnite rated for 12 years or older. they should prosecute the neglectful parents who let their children to play the game, not rewarding them.
also why first non binary and first trans released few months ago?? 4 years of nothing then in a blink of an eye they decided to release these characters few months ago what a coincidence

[Uncle Sam]

Well given their profits i was expecting atleast 8 billions or more fine, 500 million is just a small amount of cash for Epic Games...
Edit: Still thanks for the info @OP! I do wonder if govts will finally start to crack down on lootboxes, MTX's /microtransactions, season passes, battle passes, online-only shenaningans, pre-order shenaningans, among many other anti-consumers practices in general. That are done in the video game industry, specially in AAA games...

[Birds]

引用自 Uncle Sam：

Well given their profits i was expecting atleast 8 billions or more fine, 500 million is just a small amount of cash for Epic Games...

It’s a convenient way to void their yearly profit, for whatever reason they would want to do that.

[Uncle Sam]

引用自 KittenGrindr：

引用自 ☎need4naiim☎：

YES.

Because it is directly about National Security and fighting against expansionist governments who commit genocides.

If they forced Epic to dissolve because of 'National Security', then they would have to force every company that has any business doings with China either through production or distribution.

Indeed! Also that would include Valve, Steam, EA, Bethesda, some branches of Ubisoft, Take Two Interactive, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, some branches of Sony, some branches of Nintendo, etc.
Heck even Big Tech (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet corporation aka Google, META aka Facebook) among many other big corporations that have done, are doing, and will do business with China in one way or another.

[Boblin the Goblin]

引用自 Rhila：

引用自 KittenGrindr：

It was the issue that it was towards people aged 13 or younger. That's a big violation of federal law.

Nothing to do with not being 'woke enough' or whatever.

Fortnite rated for 12 years or older. they should prosecute the neglectful parents who let their children to play the game, not rewarding them.
also why first non binary and first trans released few months ago?? 4 years of nothing then in a blink of an eye they decided to release these characters few months ago what a coincidence

They still broke the law revolving around minors online. Also, Fortnite doesn't have a rating for online interactions like every other single online game.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

引用自 Rhila：

引用自 KittenGrindr：

It was the issue that it was towards people aged 13 or younger. That's a big violation of federal law.

Nothing to do with not being 'woke enough' or whatever.

Fortnite rated for 12 years or older. they should prosecute the neglectful parents who let their children to play the game, not rewarding them.
also why first non binary and first trans released few months ago?? 4 years of nothing then in a blink of an eye they decided to release these characters few months ago what a coincidence

Here you see someone that is injecting Alex Jones directly to their brain.