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More Than Child's Play: $520 Million FTC Settlement Signals Risks for Digital Platforms

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For years, one of the world’s most popular online video games, Fortnite, profited from in-game purchases (or “microtransactions”) that, according to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), were unlawful and deceptive. Although...more

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FTC Consumer Protection Chief Sam Levine Outlines FTC Priorities at the NAD Conference

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On September 19, Sam Levine, the director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, outlined the agency’s priorities at the annual conference of the National Advertising Division. Here are the...more

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Settlement with Epic Games Highlights Continued Focus by Regulators on Unfair Privacy Practices, Teens, and User Interface Design

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On December 19, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached two separate record-breaking settlements with Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) over allegations, among others, that the Fortnite video game maker knowingly violated the...more

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Payment Processors: Are You Prepared to Uncover "Dark Patterns"?

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Risk management personnel who underwrite e-commerce merchants should have some basic understanding of the types of online merchant marketing and sales practices that are deceptive and misleading....more

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