FTC Complaint

Lessons to Learn from the FTC Complaint Against Cognosphere and Genshin Impact – Part III: Deceptive and Unfair Practices Surrounding Loot Boxes

In Counts II – V of the FTC’s complaint against HoYoverse and Genshin Impact, the FTC alleges that HoYoverse engaged in deceptive and unfair practices surrounding the actual cost and odds of its loot boxes and how those loot boxes are marketed. Importantly, this is the first complaint by the FTC against loot box mechanics …

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Lessons to Learn from the FTC Complaint Against Cognosphere and Genshin Impact – Part II: COPPA

As mentioned in Part I of the this three part blog post on the FTC’s complaint against HoYoverse and Genshin Impact, COPPA applies to sites and services that are either directed toward children under the age of 13 or have actual knowledge that children 13 are providing information online. In Count I of the complaint, …

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