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European Commission levies $9.5 million in fines for ‘geo-blocked’ Steam games – TechSpot
The European Commission has fined Valve and five other video game publishers a total of €7.8 million ($9.5 million) for geo-blocking certain games. Geo-blocking…
In context: Video games have a long history of geo-blocking (aka region locking). In many cases, the practice has legitimate uses, such as preventing software from running where it might be illegal or censored. However, in 2018, the EU imposed rules against “unjustified geo-blocking” and views it as a means to “price discriminate” in specific areas in the Union.
The European Commission has fined Valve and five other video game publishers a total of 7.8 million ($9.5 million) for “geo-blocking”…
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