Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 promotion
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The button said approved every time as nobody had set a limit.
  • chewypoops@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It’s only a valid point if you’re talking about mobile app purchases where Google actually abuses parent/child financial decisions.

    Google’s advertising business is a different story altogether. You’re expected to spend quite a lot on campaigns, and not expected to hand control over to a child.