This decision follows both Amazon’s and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreement to drop all ongoing litigation. The legal dispute between the two started in 2014 when the FTC filed a complaint against Amazon for failing to obtain parental consent for in-app charges made by children via apps distributed via the Amazon App Store, according to Bleeping Computer.
In April 2016, the FTC won the complaint, when a federal court ordered Amazon to pay over USD 70 million representing unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children between November 2011 and May 2016.
Unauthorized in-app charges happen because many apps are offered as free downloads, but offer in-app charges while kids are playing the game. Amazon promised to publish details about its upcoming refund program in the following days.
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