The Authority for Consumers and Markets fined the company for two specific violations.
Epic Games has been fined €1,125,000 in the Netherlands over issues related to the Fortnite Item Shop. The country's Authority for Consumers and Markets found that the company"failed to observe the required care that can be reasonably expected from traders when dealing with children." The fine claims that certain language on the Item Shop is designed to make children fear missing out on cosmetics, and can often prove misleading.
Epic Games has been given a deadline of June 10th to make the necessary changes to the Item Shop. While the company plans to address some of these specific issues in the Netherlands, it's worth noting that there have already been changes made to the countdown timers throughout the world over the last few months.
"The findings in the ACM's decision contain significant factual errors about how Fortnite and the Item Shop operate. The ACM is mandating changes that would result in a poor experience for players. We will appeal this decision," the statement from Epic Games reads."While our appeal is pending, players in the Netherlands that are under the age of 18 will not be able to see or purchase items that are in the shop for less than 48 hours, beginning May 24, 2024.
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