FTC: Microsoft to pay $20 million over charges it illegally collected personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system

[MrRevocs1256]

Microsoft can't catch a fucking break xD

 

[ghostz]

Well then Sony and Nintendo are likely next.

 

[Cool hand luke]

Wow Microsoft really is hitting rock bottom with regulators. The EU is looking into its cloud dominance, the CMA has killed any and all current future acquisitions that even intersect with cloud and the FTC has a hate boner out for them.

Break them up for the good of the world.

 

[Ezekiel]

Should've been 20 billion

 

[Nhomnhom]

I expect no better from Xbox.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Good Lord

Now just think about the sus stuff they could pull acquiring ABK's user data for themselves. Tangentially related evidence that works against MS in the acquisition, that's for damn sure.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Lina Khan with that big dick energy

(20 millions is a joke tbh, they'll pay that easily)

 

[nongkris]

More ammunition for the inevitable FTC vs ABK court case.

 

[Dabaus]

I wonder if this is more a signal to the CMA like “hey we still got your back, hang in there.” Seeing as how the CAT hearing is this week.

 

[Shmunter]

Wonder if Sony is exposed similarly

 

[arvfab]

Well then Sony and Nintendo are likely next.

I hope so, if it's found out that they are breaking laws.

But 20M are nothing compared to the 3B Microsoft will have to pay to ABK soon.

 

[Box]

 

[Johnic]

Wow Microsoft really is hitting rock bottom with regulators. The EU is looking into its cloud dominance, the CMA has killed any and all current future acquisitions that even intersect with cloud and the FTC has a hate boner out for them.

Break them up for the good of the world.

Has there been new development with the EU on this?

 

[Loy310]

Well then Sony and Nintendo are likely next.

Yup,
no way in hell in this reality have kids not singed up for PSN and NOL without their parents permission.