Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle FTC’s ‘Fortnite’ case

Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle FTC’s ‘Fortnite’ case

Fortnite maker Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle allegations that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and “tricked millions of players into making unintentional purchases,” using deceptive design strategies called dark patterns, the Federal Trade Commission said. The agency notes that there are two separate settlements, each of which broke … Read more

The best iPhone cases for 2023

The best iPhone cases for 2023

There are two types of people in this world: those with naked iPhones and those who stick their handset in a case as soon as they unbox it. If you just got a new phone and fall into the latter category, you have an overwhelming range of options to consider. It’s easy to fall down … Read more

European Commission tells Meta that Facebook Marketplace is unfair to rivals

European Commission tells Meta that Facebook Marketplace is unfair to rivals

Europe has hit Facebook owner Meta with a complaint that its Marketplace classified service is unfair to competitors. By tying its main social media site to Marketplace, it has a “substantial distribution advantage” over rivals, the EU Commission wrote in a press release.  “With its Facebook social network, Meta reaches globally billions of monthly users … Read more

YouTube removes Pornhub channel over ‘multiple violations’

YouTube removes Pornhub channel over ‘multiple violations’

YouTube has removed PornHub’s official channel over what it called “multiple violations” of its community guidelines, Variety has reported. Pornhub’s YouTube channel first launched in 2014 and had 900,000 subscribers, but it no longer appears in YouTube search and its URL now shows a 404 error.  YouTube said that Pornhub violated its policy against linking … Read more

Generated by Feedzy