And in May, PlayStation console owners launched a lawsuit against Sony to try and claim refunds after the company increased PS5 prices due to tariffs in 2025.
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Sony donates $2 million for Gaza humanitarian aid
Sony donated $2 million towards humanitarian aid for Israel-Gaza conflict.
Sony has made a $2 million donation towards humanitarian aid for Israel-Gaza conflict
As reported by VGC, Sony has announced that it has made a donation of $2 million (roughly £1.6 million) to the Japanese Red Cross Society and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in an effort to provide humanitarian aid to those affected by the recent events in Israel and Gaza.
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Sony is accused of 30% store commission inflating game prices
Dutch consumer group Stichting Massaschade & Consument filed a $457 million lawsuit on behalf of 1.7 million Dutch PlayStation users, alleging Sony's 30% PlayStation Store commission inflates game prices.
Dutch consumer group Stichting Massaschade & Consument has filed a $457 million lawsuit on Tuesday on behalf of 1.7 million Dutch PlayStation users, arguing Sony’s 30% PlayStation Store commission will inflate game prices once physical alternatives disappear.
How Sony's disc-free PS5 plan triggered a $457M lawsuit and potentially undercut antitrust defense | Fortune
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Sony Interactive Entertainment was accused of engaging in anticompetitive conduct designed to monopolize the PlayStation digital game market
Sony Interactive Entertainment, accused Sony of engaging "in anticompetitive conduct designed to monopolize the PlayStation digital game market, thereby causing consumers to pay more than they otherwise would have paid for certain digital games on the PlayStation Store," according to the lawsuit's website.
Sony Interactive Entertainment, accused Sony of engaging "in anticompetitive conduct designed to monopolize the PlayStation digital game market, thereby causing consumers to pay more than they otherwise would have paid for certain digital games on the PlayStation Store," according to the lawsuit's website.
v. Sony Interactive Entertainment, accused Sony of engaging "in anticompetitive conduct designed to monopolize the PlayStation digital game market, thereby causing consumers to pay more than they otherwise would have paid for certain digital games on the PlayStation Store," according to the lawsuit's website.
Sony $7.85 million PlayStation lawsuit settlement: See who qualifies
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Sony commits $100 million to fight racial injustice
Sony announced a $100 million commitment to combat racial and social injustice during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
At the peak of the Black Lives Matter protests in June of 2020, Sony, along with several other music companies, announced a major commitment to help fight racial and social injustice worldwide — in its case, $100 million.
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Sony is accused of charging higher digital store fees to Dutch customers
A Dutch consumer group and the Stop Killing Games movement allege Sony charged Dutch customers more on its digital store than buyers elsewhere.
A Dutch consumer group and the Stop Killing Games movement have also banded together to sue Sony, alleging that the company charged Dutch customers more on its digital store than buyers located elsewhere in the world.
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Sony audit finds Malaysian contractor labor violation
Sony's audit identified a probable labor code violation by a Malaysian contractor.
Antitrust: Commission fines rechargeable battery producers € 166 million in cartel settlement The European Commission has fined Sony, Panasonic and Sanyo a total of € 166 million.
2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics proudly announces its score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics proudly announces its score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.
Sony promotes diversity by ensuring an inclusive work environment, and by recruiting, hiring, training and promoting employees from diverse backgrounds.
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Sony — employees
Discovery, Sony, Meta and several major media and entertainment companies said they will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Discovery, Sony, Meta and several major media and entertainment companies said they will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Discovery, Sony, Meta and several major media and entertainment companies said they will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
In documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Sony Music Group told employees it would provide a travel benefit up to $10,000 per year if a covered member or dependent in need of care — including for women’s reproductive health and gender affirming care — cannot obtain services within a 50-mile radius of their home.
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Sony settlement over consumer protection law
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony Music) has agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Commission’s implementing Rule.
Sony BMG Music Settles Charges Its Music Fan Websites Violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act | Federal Trade Commission
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony Music) has agreed to pay $1 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Commission’s implementing Rule.