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This appears to be a direct consequence of a recent settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had charged HoYoverse with deceiving minors into spending for their loot boxes. The Chinese developer was subsequently banned from selling them to users under 16 without a parent's express consent, paid a $20 million fine to the FTC, and was also subject to the following stipulations:

• Prohibited from selling loot boxes using virtual currency without providing an option for consumers to purchase them directly with real money;
• Prohibited from misrepresenting loot box odds, prices and features;
• Required to disclose loot box odds and exchange rates for multi-tiered virtual currency;
• Required to delete any personal information previously collected from children under 13 unless they obtain parental consent to retain such data; and
• Required to comply with COPPA, including its notice and consent requirements.

@Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com @JoMiran@lemmy.ml

What are they requesting for age verification?

TDLR: "If you don't give us PII information within a made up deadline, we will deny you access to any content you paid in the past."

Force government ID and I'm out. Max I'm giving you is DOB.

... And I don't even play anymore

Largest simp/grindwage DB ever

Yeah because they intentionally sexualise their extremely youthful characters

... And promote gambling.

Ha. I hope it kills it.

people under 18 will just jerk off to the girls instead of spending money on the game

Deleting friends lists seems pretty extreme for being late to verify your age? What age are they requiring? 18?

Killing off your largest player base. Smooth.