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Re:Epic fined €1.1M over manipulating children through in ap... by gassi on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:50AM (#46618436)
This is a slap on the wrist for a company of Epic's size. Anyone know if this comes with restrictions on future in-app purchases made by children, or if these already exist in NL and Epic was ignoring them?
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Re:Epic fined €1.1M over manipulating children through in ap... by staplers on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:54AM (#46618506)
Still cheaper for corporations to commit crimes than if a "child manipulation tax" existed.
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