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by raunakdag 1945 days ago
Interesting side-note - as a minor who plays the game, Epic is essentially discouraging you at all from participating in the cash-sided part of the settlement with the follow-up of contract stipulation - if you request cash due to being a minor at the time of playing, Epic will force you to close your Epic Games account, across all games.
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We really need more robust consumer protections for digital goods. This is like asking you to return every product you bought at WalMart with no compensation as a condition for accepting a settlement from a WalMart class action suit.

Likewise, getting an account banned for ToS violations at a storefront such as the App Store should not immediately strip you of all goods purchased on that storefront.

They are obligated to allow refund by contractual disaffirmation, which must negate the contract in whole.

It also makes sense that Epic also requires a subsequent replacement account to be opened by a non-minor.