{"id":95711,"date":"2025-06-26T15:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/fortnite-refund-how-can-you-get-yours-after-ftc-announces-126m-settlement-find-out-full-process-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:17:16","slug":"fortnite-refund-how-can-you-get-yours-after-ftc-announces-126m-settlement-find-out-full-process-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/fortnite-refund-how-can-you-get-yours-after-ftc-announces-126m-settlement-find-out-full-process-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite refund: How can you get yours after FTC announces $126m settlement, find out full process | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fortnite players who were wrongly charged for unwanted in-game purchases are set to receive a share of a $126 million refund this week, following a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).<\/p>\n

The refunds stem from a $245 million agreement reached between the FTC and Fortnite\u2019s developer, Epic Games, over allegations of deceptive online practices that led to players, including minors, being tricked into making unauthorised purchases.<\/p>\n

FTC initially announced<\/a> the settlement in December 2022, marking it as the largest refund the agency had ever issued in a gaming industry case.<\/p>\n

The settlement follows accusations that Epic Games misled consumers into making in-game transactions they otherwise wouldn\u2019t have made.<\/p>\n

FTC also announced<\/a> it will issue nearly 970,000 checks and PayPal payments to those who submitted valid claims, following an earlier round of payments in December 2022 totalling over $22 million.<\/p>\n

For Fortnite players seeking compensation, the FTC has set up a dedicated website<\/a> where they can confirm their eligibility for a refund.<\/p>\n

The original deadline for filing claims was February 14, but the agency has now extended it to July 9. Players who have already submitted a claim after February 14 need not take further action.<\/p>\n

Those receiving checks are advised to cash them within 90 days, while PayPal refunds must be accepted within 30 days.<\/p>\n

To apply for a refund, players will need their claim number or Epic Account ID. For those under 18, a parent or guardian will need to submit the claim on their behalf.<\/p>\n

Players on social media have shared screenshots, confirming their refund amounts.<\/p>\n

This action follows a separate 2023 agreement in which Epic Games was fined $275 million for violating the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, adding further scrutiny to the company\u2019s practices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fortnite players who were wrongly charged for unwanted in-game purchases are set to receive a share of a $126 million refund this week, following a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The refunds stem from a $245 million agreement reached between the FTC and Fortnite\u2019s developer, Epic Games, over allegations of deceptive online practices […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/news-story-640-x-480-px-481750926607-0\/news-story-640-x-480-px-481750926607-0.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t