Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads
A father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 of company credit card funds on YouTube ads promoting his Minecraft channel in three weeks.
A father identified only as Dave said his 9-year-old son ran $118,000 in YouTube ad campaigns for his Mighty Mike Plays Minecraft and Roblox channel over roughly three weeks. The charges hit a company credit card the father had saved to a Google account his son also used, and surfaced in a meeting with his employer's finance staff.
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A father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft and Roblox gameplay videos over about three weeks, all charged to a company credit card the father had saved to his own Google account, which his son also used. The father, who identifies himself only as Dave, described the incident in a video titled “Message from Dad…Mighty Mike Plays is Over.” posted to the boy’s channel on Sept. 15. Dave said he was called into a meeting with his manager, corporate staff, and finance and shown the advertising charges.
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