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Google has become the latest company to be targeted by the Federal Trade Commission regarding accidental microtransactions. With Apple and Amazon having already faced action, Google is now being asked to hand over $19m to refund app buyers whose children have unwittingly paid for in-app purchases. The amount covers IAPs …
Read More »Amazon refusing to abide by FTC requests to tackle mobile IAPs made by kids
A request by the US Federal Trade Commission designed to ease the problem of children making in-app purchases is reportedly being resisted by Amazon. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon has said it would rather defend its approach in court” than adhere to a structured program of increased disclosure, …
Read More »Apple to pay out $32.5m over unintended in-app purchases
A Federal Trade Commission complaint has Apple readying a pay out of at least $32.5m to consumers the company billed for unauthorized in-app purchases. Seems the settlement was specifically over the company failing to inform parents that by entering a password, they were approving an individual in-app purchase – along …
Read More »FTC to examine freemium games model
The US Federal Trade Commission is looking into reports of children blowing their parents’ credit cards on mobile social games. The FTC says it’s aware of complaints that in-app payments can allow children to spend money within mobile social games without their parents’ permission, and is looking into the issue. …
Read More »Reverb settles fake review scandal
PR and marketing firm Reverb Communications has settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission over deceptive reviews on Apple’s App Store. The charges relate to reviews posted on the App Store by Reverb staff about their clients’ iPhone games, without disclosing their paid relationship with those publishers. "Reverb and …
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