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By Jess Jennings Should parents be responsible when kids make unauthorized online purchases? Connecticut mom Jessica Johnson is stuck with a $16,000 bill after her 6-year-old son, George, went on an online gaming shopping spree, making a bunch of in-app purchases while playing Sonic Forces on her iPad. What started as a few micro purchases at $1.99 graduated to $99 purchases and more that Jessica initially thought were fraudulent. Instead of reporting the charges to her credit card company, Jessica went directly to her bank. But once they found the culprit, the 60-day grace period to conte...

Apple has refused to refund a parent whose child spent $16K USD on Sonic Forces in the app store. Mother of 6-year-old son Jessica Johnson from Connecticut has appealed to Apple, claiming her son made the purchases without her permission, but the tech giant has not budged. George started playing Sonic Forces earlier this year on his mother’s iPad. All was well and good until George started getting curious and decided to explore the game’s settings. Unfortunately for his mother, George came across performance-boosting products (ranging from $2 – $100 USD) that made the game a lot more ...

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Image: Complex. Money in the hands of a Sonic-loving child can only meet one fate: it's going to go fast. That's the unfortunate lesson learned by a Connecticut mum whose 6-year-old son racked up US$16,000 (NZ$22,000) in in-app purchases on the mobile game Sonic Forces. In spite of the fact that Jessica Johnson's son George bought an entry-level car's worth of virtual baubles without her permission, Apple is reportedly not budging on giving her her money back. Sonic Forces on his mother's iPad while she worked from home. In July, George found his way to the game's performance-boosting purch...

Gazette Review By Sean Farlow A six year old went on a spending spree while he was playing the game Sonic Forces on an iPad. The child, who spent more than $16,000 on in app-purchases, repeatedly acquired in-game currency for the game. The discovery was made by his mother Jessica Johnson, who found a number of withdrawals from her credit card. The purchases were made over a series of months. The child spent a total of $16,293.10, with the purchases starting in July. Reports say the child started making in-game purchases of $1.99 a pack to $99.99 bundles. In early July, 25 charges were made to...