Pelaamisen lisälaitteita valmistava Razer on saanut 1,1 miljoonaa dollaria sakkoa US Federal Trade Commissionilta eli FTC:ltä. Syynä on valehteleminen Zephyr-maskista.
Maski saatettiin vauhdilla markkinoille koronaviruksen jyllätessä, ja mainonnan mukaan laite oli N95-sertifioitu, mutta ei sitten oikeasti ollutkaan. Maskia ei koskaan toimitettu testaukseen terveys- ja turvallisuuslaitos NIOSHille. Toisin sanoen nähtyyn markkinointiin ei Razerilla ollut oikeutta.
"The sellers of a supposed N95-grade face mask called the Zephyr will pay more than $1.1 million to provide full refunds to consumers nationwide, as well as a civil penalty, under a proposed settlement the Federal Trade Commission announced today. The stipulated order settling the complaint also bars Razer, Inc., along with its affiliated entities involved in the development, marketing, and sale of the Zephyr, from making COVID-related health misrepresentations or unsubstantiated health claims about protective health equipment and requires them to pay a civil penalty of $100,000."