Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on FTC Settlement with Fortnite Creator over Use of Dark Patterns
December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2022:
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Epic Games, Inc. - the creator of the popular video game Fortnite - would pay $520 million over allegations the company violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and deployed design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dup . . .
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Epic Games, Inc. - the creator of the popular video game Fortnite - would pay $520 million over allegations the company violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and deployed design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dup . . .