Neowin News Feed for: Penalties

TikTok is hit with a £12.7 million UK fine for violating its own children access rules

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:52:01 +0000

The fine from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office says that TikTok allowed over 1.4 million kids under 13 years of age to access its app, in violation of TikTok's own terms of service. Read more...

Uber settles lawsuit claiming it overcharged disabled passengers with $2.2 million fine

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 01:00:01 +0000

Uber will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the ride-hailing service discriminated against customers with disabilities. The company will compensate more than 65,000 passengers. Read more...

Valve and Ubisoft to pay €147k and €180k fines in France due to bad refund policies

Vishal Laul — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:30:01 +0000

Valve and Ubisoft have been fined with monetary penalties of €147k and €180k respectively due to improper refund policies. The two companies now must display a notice informing users of said fines. Read more...

Huawei allegedly violated Iran sanctions and could face criminal penalties

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:22:01 +0000

As if things weren't bad enough for Huawei, the firm is now being investigated by the Justice Department. The firm may have violated U.S. sanctions against Iran and could face severe penalties. Read more...

House OKs tougher spyware penalties

Tue, 24 May 2005 14:17:09 +0000

Bills call for jail sentences of up to 2 years, millions in fines The House Monday voted to establish new penalties for purveyors of Internet "spyware" that disables users' computers and secretly... Read more...

Microsoft Asks Judge to Suspend Penalties

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:19:33 +0000

Microsoft asked a European Union judge Thursday to freeze a European Commission order forcing it to share technology with competitors, but a rival said the software giant used to provide such information freely. Microsoft Corp.... Read more...

Warner Bros plans penalties for poor quality licensed titles

Wed, 26 May 2004 19:51:08 +0000

A new scheme being championed by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment boss Jason Hall would see publishers whose games are reviewed poorly being penalised by higher royalty payments to the license holder. Under the terms of... Read more...