Neuroscience & Psychology

Children stopped sleeping and eating to play Fortnite - lawsuit

December 2022

▪️A Canadian judge has approved a class-action lawsuit brought by three parents who say their children became addicted to the video game Fortnite.

The plaintiffs say their children would forgo sleeping, eating and showering because they were hooked on the game.

In court filings, they noted that the World Health Organization recognised video-game addiction in 2018.

The popular online game has amassed more than 350 million players online.

While the game is free to play, players pay to use in-game money called "V Bucks". The game has reportedly made more than $9bn (£7.3bn) worldwide.

One of the children cited in the lawsuit played over 7,700 hours of the game in less than two years.

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Children stopped sleeping and eating to play Fortnite - lawsuit

December 2022

▪️A Canadian judge has approved a class-action lawsuit brought by three parents who say their children became addicted to the video game Fortnite.

The plaintiffs say their children would forgo sleeping, eating and showering because they were hooked on the game.

In court filings, they noted that the World Health Organization recognised video-game addiction in 2018.

The popular online game has amassed more than 350 million players online.

While the game is free to play, players pay to use in-game money called "V Bucks". The game has reportedly made more than $9bn (£7.3bn) worldwide.

One of the children cited in the lawsuit played over 7,700 hours of the game in less than two years.

🆔@neurocognitionandlearning

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