The maker of the video game Genshin Impact has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent to settle Federal Trade Commission all
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They probably made more than $20 million from kids buying loot boxes without parental consent, making the fine just a cost of doing business…
Genshin has made over $3B since launch. $20M is more or less a rounding error.