Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere (another name for HoYoverse) has agreed to pay a $20 million fine and will block children under the age of 16 from making in-game purchases without parental ...

Genshin Impact uses loot boxes to promote in-game purchases and the financial implications were allegedly dangerous for children and teenagers. In a complaint to the FTC, the US DoJ alleged rampant ...

the publisher of anime-style fantasy video game "Genshin Impact," has agreed to pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company violated a children's privacy law.

As per the FTC's announcement, the complaint accused Singapore-based Cognosphere - which does business under the name HoYoverse - of actively marketing Genshin Impact to children and of collecting ...

The FTC says HoYoverse "deceived children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and odds of obtaining rare prizes." The FTC says that Genshin Impact uses “challenging and ...

The maker of the popular video game Genshin Impact will pay $20 million ... Singapore-based Cognosphere mishandled data it collected on children who played the game by improperly sharing it ...

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The complaint covers not only the act of selling loot boxes to people under the age of 16, but also alleges that Hoyoverse has mishandled children’s data and personal information. “Genshin ...

Cognosphere allegedly also “deceived children and other users about the ... also accuses the Genshin Impact developer of marketing to kids using approaches like posts on social media channels ...