FTC Says Refunds For Razer's False N95 Face Masks Are Going Out Now

The FTC is issuing refunds for 6,764 customers who purchased Razer's Zephyr face mask, which falsely advertised as meeting N95 standards. GameSpot reports: In May 2024, the FTC announced that a settlement was reached with Razer for more than $1 million. The fine occurred because Razer claimed its face mask met N95 requirements, even though it was never submitted for certification to test whether it removed 95% of airborne particles, per the FTC.

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Razer revealed the N95 face mask with RGB lighting and voice amplification at CES in January 2021. The Razer Zephyr face mask eventually launched in October 2021 for $100. However, just months later in January 2022, Razer removed the N95 claims about the face mask.

At the time of the settlement with the FTC, Razer stated that it disagreed with the agency's allegations and didn't "admit to any wrongdoing." Meanwhile, the FTC says checks must be cashed within 90 days for the Zephyr face mask refunds, while PayPal payments need to be redeemed within 30 days.

Just in time

[Valgrus Thunderaxe]

for the bird flu. Mask up and panic.

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[Moryath]

Face masks do, in fact, help prevent the spread of airborne viruses. The key is that it's the INFECTED that need to wear them. And the second key is that in the case of a widespread pandemic with a long incubation and post-symptom contagion period, you don't know if you are infected or not. That's why widespread masking was the recommendation.

It's a pity that Trump's Treason Fucks and the rest of the Inbred Klanass Republican Brain Dead Shitbags don't understand that logic. Thank you for killing my grandm

I remember those things.

[MIPSPro]

Those LED light up masks and particularly this one looked like something outta Snowcrash or a William Gibson novel. I remember going to Vegas during the tail end of the pandemic and seeing a bunch of people wearing them in a club. Maskholes? Yes. At least the people who wore the Razor looked futuristic while wasting their time instead of merely wasting their time non-stylishly.

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[Random361]

I wonder if anyone during the pandemic just walked into a bank wearing a full ski mask or something. You know, for the lolz.

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[pete6677]

Who the fuck wore a mask in a club? Why even go at all, if one is afraid of catching a cold?