Federal Trade Commission Archives

FTC Orders Epic Games To Play $520M In Privacy Violation Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced they have settled with Epic Games over Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges According to the statement released today, the FTC went after the company after it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), alleging that the company "deployed design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dupe millions of[...]
Xbox and Activision Blizzard, photo by Miguel Lagoa / Shutterstock.com.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today they are seeking to block the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard The organization sent out a press release this afternoon, which we have the bulk of it for you below, in which they are alleging Xbox would gain control of too many video game franchises and enable them[...]