Epic Games, in addition to having a record amount of Pay $275 million in fines for violating the Children’s Privacy Act, has also adopted strict data protection settings for the protection of young people. Moreover It will pay $245 million to reimburse consumers for those purchasesthat were done unintentionally, the US FTC said.
Epic announced in a statement Monday that it has eliminated pay-to-win and pay-to-progress options when two players compete against each other. It also said it would introduce an explicit yes/no option to save payment information.
To keep kids safe, Epic said it’s building features like easier-to-access parental controls, requiring a PIN to allow parents to authorize purchases, and setting daily spending limits for kids under 13. .
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