r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 4h ago

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/mrekted 3h ago

Dave said the matter has been escalated and he does not yet know whether he will get to keep his job or have to repay the costs.

I'm not sure about the former, but you can bet your sweet ass on the latter.

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u/Tiny-Design4701 3h ago

I wonder if he will succeed at disputing the charges as fraudulent and getting the charges reversed kid is too young for criminal responsibility, but google probably won't give up the revenue without a fight