EU fines EU for breaching EU data protection law

The European Union is fining itself for breaches of its data regulation legislation after it transferred personal data to the US. The German citizen logged into state-owned website via Facebook which eventually violated his personal data storage procedures.

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The European Union is banning the use of virtual currencies to disguise the price of in-game purchases.

In addition, banners and ADs can no longer target children and use limited time practices. No more fear of missing out. This change may significantly affect the revenue of Fortnite and Roblox.

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A bit more on the new European Law, requiring clear pricing in mobile games (and games in general).

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You still have a chance to participate in Europe and the UK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfRLujXtUo
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Stop killing games petition is now 70% full: go support it, if you are a resident of Europe!

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
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Vice President of the European Parliament Nicolae Ștefănuță has signed the petition for Stop Killing Games

“I stand with the people who started this citizen initiative. I signed and will continue to help them. A game, once sold, belongs to the customer, not the company.”

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“How to kill a parent with a fork” is a very different type of Google search, if you are a system administrator or a child:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NyUgv6dpJc

https://fightchatcontrol.eu

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Södermalm in Stockholm (via)
Now you know more!

• Electronic Arts (EA) DICE (Battlefield, Star Wars)
• Avalanche Studios Group (Just Cause series)
• Game Town (coworking for game devs)
• Fatshark AB (Warhammer: Vermintide)
• Arrowhead Game Studios (Helldivers)
• Paradox Interactive (Crusader Kings)
• Star Stable Entertainment AB
• Mojang Studios (Minecraft)
• Funcom
• The Outsiders
• Epic Games Sweden
• Toadman Interactive
• Resolution Games

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Chat Control 2.0 is stopped FOR NOW, but we have to stay focused and keep an eye on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPNl3NcWi8 #Europe@GameDEV

Twitter is fined for blue marks and their deceptive nature: they look like official accounts and that leads to scams and altering the public opinion.

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Rockfish Games just got €8M from the government of Germany to make Everspace 3. The game will be done in about 6 years.

This is the highest ever governmental support. And the total budget is set at about €20M for just ~30 people in Hamburg.

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Since February 18, 2027 new mobile devices in the EU will have to be developed with removable batteries in mind. No glue, no heating, only x screws and simple clipping elements.

The reason is that almost all the devices made in the last decade were locked out so bad that in case of spicy pillow the whole thing was almost certainly destroyed. It was nearly impossible to repair, disassemble, or remove the battery and place it into special recycling bin.

Since the same law enforcing the USB C made the global change, this law will also affect models worldwide.

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He said what?! 😮

PS. Calling the guy "neo-fascist" is equally unhinged... but turning a very much business vs customer legal battle into ideological was bad. The founder of Stop Killing Games said "okay, but I didn't get the connection" (to their cause).

I'm sure someone is trying to sabotage Stop Killing Games. Since corpos can now say these things are the same with racism.

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Apparently, under current EU regulations the authorities grant you the victory by default and then can not implement it or enforce in any way. It's just there and "in good faith by Meta they can agree, maybe".

(The user lost his Meta/FB)

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Europe just refused to stop killing games. Despite several months of visible support, active group of dozens of EU parliament members support, and 1.3m signatures from EU citizens.

Instead they suggest to kinda talk to managers and slightly adjust existing consumer laws.

What the hell is this?

Stop Killing Games expected this and will continue to push more than just empty promises from the EU.

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Yep, as expected

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Europe decided to take a huge hummer and hit its own game industry as hard as possible:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQRcK9nYg9g
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✅ If you are from Europe, please, support this and share with the friends of yours: in current form the Digital ID is the biggest threat to freedom!

And it will destroy the Game Industry and most likely make Online Games either extremely expensive to run or barely possible even with the budget.

https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2026/000011_en
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