A Brazilian court has ordered Apple and several other companies to pay nearly $60 million over loot boxes in games accessible to minors. Here are the details.
Apple ordered to pay nearly $10 million
As reported by Times Brasil (via MacMagazine), the 1st Court for Children and Youth of Brazil’s Federal District has ordered Apple and several other companies to pay R$298 million ($58.7 million) in collective moral damages over loot boxes accessible to minors in the country.
From Times Brasil (translation ours):
According to the court, the model resembles a form of gambling and exposes children and adolescents to the risk of compulsive behavior and commercial exploitation. The ruling recognizes that protections for children were already established under Brazil’s Federal Constitution, the Child and Adolescent Statute, and the Consumer Protection Code, regardless of any later specific regulation on the matter.
