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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 Trade Commission (FTC), settling a case which alleges it’s misleading children over the true cost of obtaining rare gacha rewards.
Genshin Impact’s developer to pay $20 million fine to settle FTC charges
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has agreed to a $20 million settlement and several restrictions on how it sells its loot boxes and manages children’s personal data.
FTC Penalizes Genshin Impact For “Deceiving Children” With $ 20 Million Fine, Monetization To Change
“Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning. Companies that deploy these dark-pattern tactics will be held accountable if they deceive players, particularly kids and teens, about the true costs of in-game transactions.”
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 developer miHoYo, for deceptive marketing practices and violations of child privacy laws.
Cognosphere to pay $20m to settle FTC complaint on Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact distributor Cognosphere has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges made by the US Federal Trade
'Genshin Impact' publisher settles US charges of violating children's privacy
Cognosphere, the publisher of anime-style fantasy video game "Genshin Impact," has agreed to pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company violated a children's privacy law.
Genshin Impact Developer Agrees to $20 Million Settlement Over Lootbox Deception
The developer behind the popular video game Genshin Impact, Cognosphere Pte. Ltd., has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the
FTC cracks down on Genshin Impact gacha loot box practices
Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box monetization and is now banned from selling them to teens under the age of sixteen without parental consent.
'Genshin Impact' maker settles US charges of violating children's privacy
Cognosphere, the maker of anime-style fantasy video game "Genshin Impact," has agreed to pay $20 million and block children under age 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent to settle U.
FTC orders Genshin Impact's developer to block young teens from making in-game purchases
Genshin Impact's gacha system "deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning," the FTC said.
‘Genshin Impact’ Must Pay $20 Million For Misleading Players About Gacha Spending
Genshin Impact remains one of the most popular gacha games in the world, constantly adding new regions and characters, but now they’ve run afoul of the FTC
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Genshin Impact maker fined $20m over ‘deceptive’ loot boxes and child privacy violation
Genshin Impact maker Cognosphere will pay a $20 million fine and change how it sells loot boxes in order to settle charges ...
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Genshin Impact Publisher Hit With $20M Fine for Marketing Loot Boxes to Children
The FTC's complaint alleges that Singapore-based Cognosphere deceived children and other users about the real costs of ...
Genshin Impact maker agrees to pay $20m in FTC case accusing it of violating children's privacy and deceiving players
ORIGINAL STORY 17/01/25 UK: Genshin Impact maker HoYoverse has agreed to pay $20m to settle a complaint - filed by the US ...
Video Game Distributor Fined $32 Million For Misleading Players
Singaporean video game distributor Cognosphere has been slapped with a US$20 million (A$32 million) fine to settle a claim ...
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Genshin Impact Lan Yan Materials and Skills Revealed
HoYoVerse shared all the materials you can already start gathering for Genshin Impact character Lan Yan, as well as showed off her skills.