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Epic spins its record-setting FTC fine as ‘fast-moving innovation’.
Well, this is a touch embarrassing. Epic Games just got hit by an... epic... $520 million fine for allegedly scummy business practices like tricking kids into making unwanted purchases. In its own press release, the company pretends like accepting the FTC’s fine puts it “at the forefront of consumer protection.” Sure.
But all Epic had to do was look at its arch-nemesis, Apple, which got hit with a similar fine way back in 2014. For those keeping score, Epic’s fine is $487.5 million higher than Apple’s was. Innovation!
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