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===Forced Arbitration===

Since before [https://web.archive.org/web/20220318123706/https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/eula March 18, 2022] Epic Games updated their policy for using their Epic Games Store to include include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their platform. In case you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software.

[[File:Epic ToS Snippet.png|none|thumb|522x522px]]Between [https://web.archive.org/web/20200820013456/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ August 20, 2020] & [https://web.archive.org/web/20200917232300/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ September 17, 2020], Epic Games updated their policy for Psyonix's Rocket League over a year after it's acquisition to include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their game, which for many had paid for before the Free-to-play change. If you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software. If you do continue use (offline) without explicitly agreeing, by previous agreement to changes to EULA, you agree to the new terms. Upon agreement, you have 30-days to Email or Write them your wish to opt-out. [I'm not sure if that counts from your original agreement or per-EULA change.]

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==Incidents==

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{{Main|Epic Games forced third party account creation in Rocket League}}

With the v2.48 patch on January 29th 2025, Steam users wanting to play Rocket League were suddenly met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an account with Epic Games before being able to access the game they bought and paid for. This change was not mentioned in the patch notes, and was done well after the game was moved from Steam to EGS in 2020.

===Violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and usage of dark patterns===

In December 2022 the FTC announced that it secured agreements that require Epic Games, Inc. to pay a total of $520 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and using dark patterns to trick players into making purchases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations}}</ref>

==References==

[[Category:Epic Games]]

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 ===Forced Arbitration===
 Since before [https://web.archive.org/web/20220318123706/https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/eula March 18, 2022] Epic Games updated their policy for using their Epic Games Store to include include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their platform. In case you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software.
-[[File:Epic ToS Snippet.png|none|thumb|522x522px]]Between [https://web.archive.org/web/20200820013456/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ August 20, 2020] & [https://web.archive.org/web/20200917232300/https://www.psyonix.com/eula/ September 17, 2020], Epic Games updated their policy for Psyonix's Rocket League over a year after it's acquisition to include forced arbitration in their Terms of Service in order to continue using their game, which for many had paid for before the Free-to-play change. If you do not agree to it you are effectively locked from all your previously purchased games and software. If you do continue use (offline) without explicitly agreeing, by previous agreement to changes to EULA, you agree to the new terms. Upon agreement, you have 30-days to Email or Write them your wish to opt-out. [I'm not sure if that counts from your original agreement or per-EULA change.]
+[[File:Epic ToS Snippet.png|none|thumb|522x522px]]
 ==Incidents==
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 {{Main|Epic Games forced third party account creation in Rocket League}}
 With the v2.48 patch on January 29th 2025, Steam users wanting to play Rocket League were suddenly met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an account with Epic Games before being able to access the game they bought and paid for. This change was not mentioned in the patch notes, and was done well after the game was moved from Steam to EGS in 2020.
+===Violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and usage of dark patterns===
+In December 2022 the FTC announced that it secured agreements that require Epic Games, Inc. to pay a total of $520 million for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and using dark patterns to trick players into making purchases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Epic Games]]