9-Year-Old Blogger Spent $118,000 on Game Ads
Part of the money will have to be returned.
A nine-year-old YouTuber, Mighty Mike Plays, spent over $100,000 promoting videos about Minecraft, Roblox, and other games, according to his father, Dave. The payment details were saved in the account after Dave spent $20 on an ad.
Dave learned about his son's spending only after being called to the office, where finance department staff showed him transactions on the corporate card totaling $118,000 — money spent on YouTube ads.
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Family investigations revealed that the young YouTuber was actively experimenting with advertising. For instance, he uploaded a 34-minute Minecraft video as one of the ads.
Dave believes his son did not realize that large amounts on the screen meant real expenses. Now he will have to return at least part of the funds spent on advertising. The parents decided to enable parental controls, set spending limits, and remove payment details from accounts accessible to the child.
