Epic Games, developers of the Fortnite video game, will pay $520 million in fines to the FTC over violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
The FTC alleged children were exposed to “dangerous” content, including bullying and sexual harassment, and that Epic failed to introduce adequate parental control systems.
Epic knew that a large number of Fortnite players were under the age of 13, but it still took two years for the company to introduce an age verification system.
Epic will have to pay two fines, a $275 million fine to address child privacy concerns and a $245 million fine against the in-game store and refund systems.