FTC, Epic Games Agree To $275 Million Settlement Of Child Privacy Violations

(December 21, 2022, 3:02 PM EST) -- FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The same day the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint over violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) by Epic Games Inc. in its popular online game Fortnite, the commission moved in North Carolina federal court for entry of a stipulated order in which Epic agreed to injunctive relief and a penalty of $275 million to settle the claims against it....