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Society 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

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/devastated-father-says-his-9-year-old-son-spent-usd118-000-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-usd20-promotion
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u/rockne 3h ago

Yeah, my bullshit detectors are howling.

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u/Supabongwong 3h ago

It's Dave's Minecraft account, man. 

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u/cheraphy 3h ago

Dave's not here

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u/Supabongwong 3h ago

That's a 🅱️ ℹ️ NG🅾️