T he Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Cognosphere, the publisher behind popular games like Genshin Impact, $20 million. The penalty comes as a result of allegations that the company misled ...

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Singapore-based Cognosphere mishandled data it collected on children who played the game by improperly sharing it with others, including advertisers, in violation of US law, the FTC alleged.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cognosphere, 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 ...

The FTC’s intervention is about to change this game in a big way. Cognosphere has lost their legal battle against the US FTC and has agreed to a settlement over Genshin Impact. The FTC shared a ...

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Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box monetization and is now banned from ...

UPDATE 20/01/25: Cognosphere, the distributor of Genshin Impact, has officially responded to the FTC's complaint, stating it believes the allegations are "inaccurate" but it agreed to the ...

With these practices, Genshin Impact distributor Cognosphere LLC (operating under the name HoYoverse) attracted the ire of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DoJ).

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has banned Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere from selling loot boxes to minors under 16 without parental consent. The company has agreed to ...

The FTC's complaint alleges that Singapore-based Cognosphere deceived children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and the odds of obtaining rare prizes.

Singapore-based Cognosphere is banned from selling loot boxes to teens under 16 without parental consent. Singapore-based Cognosphere is banned from selling loot boxes to teens under 16 without ...