🇺🇸 US: Loot Box Regulation
January 2025: Cited in the Concurring Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding United States v. Cognosphere, LLC (Genshin Impact settlement with the FTC regarding loot boxes) (p. 2, fn 4): Link.
February 2023: Invited to discuss research findings and policy recommendations with the US Federal Trade Commission.
🇺🇸 US: Money and Virtual Currency in Video Games Report (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
April 2024: Cited by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its report ‘Banking in video games and virtual worlds’ (p 11, fn 41): Link.
🇺🇸 California, United States: Class Action Complaints Regarding Loot Boxes, 2020 – 2021
Coffee v. Google LLC (5:20-cv-03901) (District Court, N.D. California, United States), 11 March 2021: Link (Amended Complaint: p 29, fn 24).
Ramirez v. Electronic Arts, Inc. (5:20-cv-05672) (District Court, N.D. California, United States), 13 August 2020: Link (p 22, fn 24).
Mai v. Supercell Oy (5:20-cv-05573) (District Court, N.D. California, United States), 11 August 2020: Link (p 8, fn 4).
Our paper on potential loot box harms, particularly virtual currencies’ deceptive nature, was cited.