Italy Launches EU-Backed Probe Into Microsoft-Owned Gaming Companies
The EU-coordinated probe examines whether opaque in-game purchases and virtual currencies mislead consumers and harm minors, with authorities weighing possible consumer law breaches.
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Italy probes gaming giant Activision Blizzard over in-game spending by children
Italy’s antitrust authority is investigating whether monetisation practices in Call of Duty Mobile and Diablo Immortal amount to a “widespread infringement” of EU consumer protection rules, particularly in relation to children.
Italy launches EU-backed probe into Microsoft-owned gaming companies
Microsoft's Activision Fined by Italy and EU
Italy is leading an EU-coordinated consumer-protection investigation into Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard over spending systems in Call of Duty Mobile and Diablo Immortal, extending European scrutiny of virtual currencies, parental controls and potentially manipulative game design. Microsoft’s gaming empire is facing another round of regulatory scrutiny in Europe, with Italy taking the lead in a coordinated […]
European consumer protection authorities, coordinated by the EU Commission, have launched actions in the field of video game companies
(Teleborsa) - The European consumer protection authorities, coordinated by the EU Commission, have launched coordinated actions in the field of gaming against ten companies, to promote transparency and...
(The following text is taken in full from the press note sent to the Agency Opinion) ///// The European consumer protection authorities, coordinated by the EU Commission, have launched coordinated actions in the field towards video game companies to promote transparency and fairness in order to protect the rights of consumers users of video games and, in particular, children. [...]
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