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Child spends $118K on YouTube ads; Google Play reviews now take over a week

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A father has reported that his 9-year-old son inadvertently spent $118,000 on YouTube ads for his Minecraft channel. The charges were accumulated over three weeks using a company credit card. Separately, the app review process on Google Play has reportedly begun taking over a week to complete. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two unrelated news items, one about a child's accidental spending and another about app review times, neither of which represents a significant industry event.

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Child spends $118K on YouTube ads; Google Play reviews now take over a week

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The cluster contains two unrelated news items, one about a child's accidental spending and another about app review times, neither of which represents a significant industry event.
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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads Article URL: https://www. tomshardware.com/video-games/d evastated-father-says-his-9-yea

    Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads Article URL: https://www. tomshardware.com/video-games/d evastated-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-…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/devastated-father-says…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week Article URL: https:// gultsch.social/@daniel/1172804 38824908947 Comments URL: https:/

    The Google Play app review process now regularly takes longer than a week Article URL: https:// gultsch.social/@daniel/1172804 38824908947 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9724927 Points: 8 # Comments: 1 https:// gultsch.social/@daniel/1172804 38824908947 # T…

    LINKS gultsch.social/…/117280438824908947

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