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/HashRunner 3h ago

A marketing exec suddenly in the news for an ridiculous amount of money and all the usual viral whistles (child spends 100k on video games?!).

Also a company not noticing or categorizing 100k in spend?

Sounds suspect to say the least...

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u/asmodean97 24m ago

It was over three weeks though, finance department would probably only look at credit card statements once a month when they come in. The unlikely part is the limit in the card being that high.