{
  "id": 10988079,
  "title": "EU investigates game companies over virtual currency rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/eu-investigates-game-companies-over-virtual-currency-rules",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:30:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1560621/eu-investigates-game-companies-over-virtual-currency-rules/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "European consumer authorities have launched investigations into nine video game companies over their use of virtual currencies. The European Union said the probe will examine whether these practices violate consumer rights. France-based Ubisoft is among the companies under investigation. The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network is coordinating the investigations across the EU’s 27 member…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}