US EditionParents are suing Epic over Fortnite item shop 'FOMO' timers they say are inaccurate and manipulative
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According to them, the company that publishes Fortnite beats young people with deceptive business practices.
Several parents have sued Epic Games for deceptive practices in the popular game Fortnite. This concerns the mechanics used inside the virtual item store. The problem primarily concerns offers with time limits - the sight of the minutes passing is supposed to generate so-called FOMO in the child, or fear of being out of circulation. As a result, users are much more willing to spend money. The main postulate is to eliminate this type of promotion…
Epic Games sued over "deceptive practices" in Fortnite's Item Shop
Epic Games is the subject of a new class action lawsuit filed by two parents in a San Francisco court on behalf of their children. The suit, first reported by Polygon, alleges “deceptive practices employed on a massive scale in one of the world’s most popular video games” (in this case, Fortnite), arguing that Fortnite’s Item Shop creates “the illusion of scarcity” to trigger FOMO in children and pressure them into making in-game purchases. Acco…
Parents Are Suing Epic Over Fortnite Item Shop 'FOMO' Timers They Say Are Inaccurate And Manipulative
First reported by Polygon, two parents in the US are suing Epic Games over limited-time sales of Fortnite skins and cosmetics that they argue aren’t really limited time at all, creating a false sense of “FOMO”—a term actually used in the lawsuit—for Fortnite’s younger players. Like many in-game cosmetic storefronts, Fortnite will have daily or otherwise limited-time sales with live timers counting down the life of the discount. The lawsuit alleg…
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