Technology Law Updates

1/22/2025 4:42:40 PM

The Cost of Non-Compliance: Federal Trade Commission Fines HoYoverse $20 Million Over Genshin Impact Loot Boxes

By Emma Smizer

Cognosphere, the developer of popular video game, Genshin Impact, has agreed to pay $20 million and block users under the age of 16 from...

1/21/2025 8:30:38 PM

By Maria Nava

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, effective 60...

7/11/2024 2:50:15 AM

By Jordyn Milewski

The FTC announced yesterday that NGL Labs (the company behind anonymous messaging app, “NGL: ask me anything”) and two of its co-founders...

12/27/2023 2:57:52 PM

By Jordyn Milewski Zach Lewis

Last week, the FTC issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that will bring changes to the COPPA Rule, the set of FTC...

7/20/2023 1:43:33 PM

By Jordyn Milewski

The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that it is currently seeking public comments on a potential new method for obtaining...

6/14/2023 5:58:14 PM

By Emma Smizer Daniel Goldberg

Last week, the Department of Justice with the Federal Trade Commission announced a $20 million dollar settlement with tech giant...

5/30/2023 5:32:54 PM

By Emma Smizer

On May 22, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained an order against Edmodo Inc., an educational technology platform for...