{"id":18001,"date":"2019-05-28T21:39:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T02:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=18001"},"modified":"2019-07-25T21:41:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T02:41:35","slug":"epic-gdpr-fail-loot-box-bill-and-more-line-of-sight-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/28\/epic-gdpr-fail-loot-box-bill-and-more-line-of-sight-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic GDPR Fail, Loot Box Bill, and more! Line of Sight #14:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D51folqVL5U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to this week\u2019s Line of Sight! For this week we have the Epic Games GDPR Data Protection Fail, Zenimax resolves a Trademark Dispute over Elder Scrolls 6 potential title Redfall, the new Loot Box Bill from Senator Josh Hawley, and a quick look at the World Health Organization\u2019s new Gaming Disorder classification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this week\u2019s Line of Sight! 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