The full bench of the Australian Federal Court has dismissed two appeals that Valve made against a $3 million fine for misleading gamers. This dates back to 2014 when the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed suit against Valve for engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct. This suit resulted in a fine being levied in 2016 by the Federal Court. As a result of the dismissal of the appeals Valve will now have to pay that large fine.



“The full court also upheld the finding that Valve made misleading representations about consumer guarantees and that certain terms and conditions in the Steam subscriber agreements and refund policies were false or misleading.”

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