Archive:December 2022

Over a Fortnite: Epic Games to Pay Record US$520 Million to Settle FTC Claims of Children’s Privacy Violations and Digital Dark Patterns, Which Continued for Years

Dec 28 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached its largest administrative settlement to date: US$245 million. The proposed settlement is with Epic Games, Inc. (Epic Games), the company that developed and offers the multiplayer, online game Fortnite, and stems from Epic Games’ unlawful collection of personal information and illegal use of digital dark patterns to bill Fortnite users for unintentional in-game purchases. In total, Epic Games will be responsible for US$520 million, which includes a US$275 million penalty.

FTC and NLRB Enter into an Information Sharing Agreement as a Likely Precursor to New Enforcement Activity

Dec 20 2022

By: Gene Ryu, Katie Staba & Jonathan Rue

In light of the NLRB’s recent change to independent contractor rules, recent midterm elections and a focus on workers’ rights on many ballots, this article revisits an agreement between agencies that went largely unnoticed earlier this year.