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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff v. COGNOSPHERE LLC, a limited liability company, and COGNOSPHERE PTE LTD., a private limited company
FTC Matter/File Number
222 3152
Enforcement Type
Civil Penalties
Federal Injunctions
Case Summary
Cognosphere has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent to settle FTC allegations the company violated a children’s privacy law and deceived children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and odds of obtaining rare prizes.