The Federal Trade Commission alleged that Epic Games’ “Fortnite” violated online privacy protection for children and tricked players into making unintended purchases. Follow benzinga As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the videogame developer responsible for the most played online game in the world has agreed to pay $520 million to settle FTC accusations. Privately held Epic Games -owned by its creator Tim Sweeney, Tencent, Sony and Kirkby - had to resolve two civil complaints: one was filed in federal court and claimed the company was violating the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protecting Act. How? By collecting personal information from “Fortnite” without consent nor notifying the parents. Moreover, the lawsuit charges Epic Games with “illegally enabling real-time voice and text chat communications for children and teens in the game by default,” as cited by WSJ. These actions, claims the FTC, put underage kids in danger by exposing them to bullying and harassment from st...