Facebook fraud
2019-01-26 00:17:35.469878+01 by
Dan Lyke
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Facebook knowingly duped game-playing kids and their parents out of money:
Facebook encouraged game developers to let children spend money without their parents’ permission – something the social media giant called “friendly fraud” – in an effort to maximize revenues, according to a document detailing the company’s game strategy.
Polygon is a little more charitable: Facebook may have known it was defrauding children and families through its online games
Unsealed documents appear to show it also tried to stop doing it, but prioritized making money instead
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