Genshin Impact maker fined $20M over loot box deception (Update: Cognosphere statement)
The FTC penalized the Genshin Impact developer for misleading marketing around loot boxes and breaching child privacy laws.
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Genshin Impact maker fined $20m over ‘deceptive’ loot boxes and child privacy violation
Update: Cognosphere confirms it has reached a settlement with the FTC, plans new restrictions on Genshin Impact loot box ...
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Genshin Impact Maker to Pay $20 Million FTC Fine Over Gacha System
Genshin Impact maker Cognosphere – which conducts business as HoYoverse – has agreed to pay a $20 million fine to the Federal ...
Genshin Impact developer fined $20M over Loot Boxes and privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a $20 million fine on Cognosphere, the U.S. subsidiary of Chinese gaming ...
Genshin Impact fined $20 million by FTC for scamming children with loot boxes
Genshin Impact uses loot boxes to promote in-game purchases and the financial implications were allegedly dangerous for ...
Genshin Impact Gets $20 Million Fine Over Deceptive Game Practices Towards Kids, Teens
Some of the allegations FTC put forward in their report included aggressively marketing the game to minors and obtaining ...
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Video Game Maker to Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC COPPA Enforcement Action
Singapore-based Chinese video game developer Cognosphere, dba HoYoverse, known for “Genshin Impact,” a role-playing game involving ...
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Genshin Impact distributor hit with $20 million FTC fine
Genshin Imact distributor Cognosphere has been fined $20 million by the USA's FTC department for "Privacy Violations" and "Deceptive Loot Box Practices" and will no longer be allowed to sell random ...