Genshin Impact publisher Cognosphere (another name for HoYoverse) has agreed to pay a $20 million fine and will block children under the age of 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent in settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and "deceived children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and odds of obtaining rare prizes."
Although Cognosphere has accepted the fine, it says that "many of the FTC's allegations are inaccurate."
