Allegedly, Cognosphere also "deceived children and other users about the real costs of ... The result of the settlement will limit "Genshin Impact" and not allow children younger than 16 years old to ...

Singapore-based Cognosphere is banned from selling loot boxes to teens under 16 without parental consent.

Genshin Impact distributor Cognosphere has agreed to pay $20 million to settle charges made by the US Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed on January 17, 2025, in the United States ...

Singapore-based Cognosphere is banned from selling loot boxes to teens under 16 without parental consent. Singapore-based Cognosphere is banned from selling loot boxes to teens under 16 without ...

Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere (another name for HoYoverse) has agreed to pay a $20 million fine and will block children under the age of 16 from making in-game ...

has reached a settlement with the makers of Genshin Impact over allegations of deceptive marketing practices and violations of children’s privacy laws. The agreement requires Cognosphere ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 — Cognosphere, the publisher of anime-style fantasy video game Genshin Impact, has agreed to pay US$20 million (RM90 million) to settle US Federal Trade Commission allegations that ...

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Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box monetization and is now banned from ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a $20 million fine on Cognosphere, the U.S. subsidiary of Chinese gaming developer miHoYo, for deceptive marketing practices and violations of child ...

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has banned Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere from selling loot boxes to minors under 16 without parental consent. The company has agreed to ...

Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere (which is also called Hoyoverse) is settling a United States Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over selling loot boxes to players under the age of 16.