4 Jun, 2015
UK watchdog to investigate children’s online games
BBC News | Technology | 5 June 2015
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has asked the Advertising Standards Authority to investigate three online games aimed at children.
The CMA is concerned that the games, which it has not named, may encourage children to make in-game purchases.
The topic is high on government agendas after a series of cases where children spent thousands of pounds on online or app-based games.
The European Commission had also asked Apple and Google to address the issue.
Both agreed to strengthen payment authorisation and stop manufacturers describing games as “free” if they contain in-game or in-app purchases.
