Epic Games has teamed up with SuperAwesome to ensure a safer internet for kids. The cooperation started in September 2021 but has recently been put in the spotlight due to an unusual method of user verification. Moreover, many Fortnite players who haven’t verified their accounts have received a deletion warning. This has reportedly been happening since last week.
While this process is done to protect the youngest users on the internet, the two companies require adults to put in either a credit card number or the last four digits of their social security numbers to verify their kids’ accounts.
The community has complained about this, but it is very unlikely that Epic Games will change it. After all, this decision hasn’t been made by Epic itself. The company is obligated by law to implement this method of verification, which is unfortunate.
Many players are skeptical about this process and don’t trust the developer. However, they will have to complete the verification process as their Fortnite accounts will likely be deleted if they don’t.
Epic Games will delete unverified Fortnite accounts
The deletion warning states that if players don’t verify their accounts, they will be permanently deleted. Players are given 30 days to verify their accounts, which is more than enough time.
However, since accounts can only be verified by entering credit card info, many people are hesitant to participate in the authentication process.
