Settlement with Epic Games Highlights Continued Focus by Regulators on Unfair Privacy Practices, Teens and User Interface Design

Abstract

According to the complaint the measures taken at that time, such as parental controls and changes to their global privacy policy, were insufficient. According to the complaint, employees highlighted these dark patterns in the user interface and recommended adding a confirm purchase feature, as early as 2018. According to the complaint, many parents' requests were not accepted or processed. * Default Voice and Live Text Settings Constitute Unfair Practices: Epic's settings on Fortnite enabled live text and voice communication features for users that remained on by default. According to the complaint, employees urged Epic to require users to opt-in for voice and live text features over months.