United States of America: FTC and DoJ lawsuit against Cognosphere (owner of Genshin impact) over alleged violations of the COPPA rule

Progress

Current status
under investigation
17 Jan 2025 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Jan 2025
under investigation

FTC and DoJ issued proposed consent order in lawsuit against Cognosphere (owner of Genshin impact) over alleged violations of the COPPA rule

On 17 January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a proposed order requiring Cognosphere Pte. Ltd and Cognosphere LLC (Cognosphere), makers of the video game Genshin Impact, to pay USD 20 million and imple…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority