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FTC says I told you judge, I warned you bro, as it unloads on Microsoft for Game Pass price hikes and 'a degraded product' that it says break promises made to seal the Activision merger
By Joshua Wolens published
News The FTC notes that Microsoft didn't mention these hikes when it was talking about bringing CoD to Game Pass subs on day one.

FTC fires out warnings to ASRock, Gigabyte and Zotac over 'Warranty void if removed' stickers in violation of US law
By Andy Edser published
news Threatening stickers, err, under threat. Good riddance, says I.

Razer forced to pay more than $1M in refunds for its RGB 'surgical N95 respirators' that were not N95 respirators
By Andy Chalk published
news Razer billed the Zephyr as an N95 mask, and the FTC says that was a lie.

US government denies ESRB's AI-powered face-scanning 'age estimation' proposal, but it's probably not gone for good
By Andy Chalk published
news The FTC has denied the ESRB group's initial proposal for a Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation system but says it can resubmit with more supporting information later.

FTC hits Microsoft with federal complaint over game division layoffs
By Andy Chalk published
news The Federal Trade Commission heads back into battle with Microsoft over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

ESRB says proposed age verification scan is misunderstood: It doesn't 'confirm the identity of users' and is unrelated to videogame age ratings
By Andy Chalk published
news The ESRB's proposed Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation system came to light yesterday through an FTC filing.

The ESRB wants to start using facial scanning technology to check people's ages
By Andy Chalk published
news The FTC is now seeking public feedback on the ESRB's proposal.

FTC says it will appeal Microsoft's big win in Activision Blizzard battle
By Andy Chalk published
news The FTC's request for an injunction against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard was denied earlier this week, clearing the way for the deal to finally close.
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