Advocates Ask FTC 'To Hold Facebook Accountable' For In-Game Purchases By Kids
Following the unsealing of court documents, children's rights groups are asking the agency to open an investigation into practices that allow such purchases without parental permission.
by Laura Sydell
Feb 21, 2019
3 minutes
Updated at 11:52 a.m. ET
In 2011, Glynnis Bohannon gave her 12-year-old son permission to charge $20 on her credit card to play a game on Facebook called Ninja Saga. Neither of them saw any signs that the credit card information had been stored and was racking up charges as her son played and made additional in-game purchases. Bohannon says her son didn't realize it would end up costing nearly $1,000.
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