TikTok content moderator sues platform over trauma caused by graphic videos

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A TikTok content moderator sues the platform and its parent company ByteDance over mental trauma caused by graphic videos she's screened for the app. In a proposed class-action lawsuit, moderator Candie Frazier cites she's screened videos showing violence, fatal falls, school shootings, and even cannibalism. "Plaintiff has trouble sleeping and when she does sleep, she has horrific nightmares," the lawsuit states.

Adding on to this issue, TikTok allegedly requires its moderators to work 12-hour shifts with only an hour lunch break and two 15-minute breaks. According to the complaint, the moderators were only permitted to screen videos for no more than 25 seconds, and they had to view three to 10 videos simultaneously. 

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Epic Games pays Sony for 'Fortnite' cross-play

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As Epic Games' challenge of Apple's 30% cut goes to court, we're learning more about the company and its popular game, Fortnite. One of the latest discoveries is that Epic reached an agreement with Sony to pay extra for cross-play support. And the developer continues to pay to this day. 

This information was revealed when Epic CEO Tim Sweeney was asked by the cross-examiner how cross-platform play works in Fortnite, especially when it comes to profits from purchases made via "cross-wallet" features (including features like skins you can buy on one platform and use on others).

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CD Projekt gets sued by investor over buggy 'Cyberpunk 2077'

Gamers aren't the only ones angered by the many issues of the highly-anticipated game, Cyberpunk 2077. An investor in the game filed a lawsuit against developer CD Projekt, claiming it misled investors about the game's performance ahead of its release, which caused a significant stock price drop and losses. According to the lawsuit, the company allegedly failed to disclose that the game was "virtually unplayable." Instead, it marketed the title as a success with some issues players won't notice. Andrew Trampe, the plaintiff, is looking to include other investors in the lawsuit to turn it into a class-action suit.

Source: The Verge

Epic's new filing claims Apple 'has no rights to the fruits of Epic's labor'

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The messy legal battle between Epic Games and Apple rages on, and a new filing has the game developer firing back against the iPhone maker. Epic claims Apple "has no rights to the fruits of Epic's labor" in Friday's filing. 

Epic said, "Apple's repeated assertions of theft boil down to the extraordinary assertion that Epic's collection of payments by players of Epic's game to enjoy the work of Epic's artists, designers, and engineers is the taking of something that belongs to Apple." 

It reasoned that Epic couldn't "steal" sale proceeds since the product is from its creative efforts and that it didn't "interfere with any prospective economic advantage Apple sought to gain from Fortnite users separate and apart from their interest in Fortnite."

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