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5 Yo Spends $1,000 On iPad Game As Mom Finds Out Via Phone Bill<\/p>\n

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Parents are seeming to like their children playing with iPad nowadays as a new normal due to their busy lifestyle. However, there are some safety measurements that we can put to ensure that the children don’t do foolish things. As a case in which young children who spend close to $1,500 on the in-app purchases within a mobile game named Roblox.<\/p>\n

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The scenario began when Ms. Wang \u2013 described to be in her 30s \u2013 received a ping from StarHub that June\u2019s phone bill had accumulated $1,480, chalked up to in-app purchases. As a single mother, Ms. Wang determined that the source could be traced to her 5-year-old child\u2019s online gaming via Roblox on her iPad. She found over 200 items in in-app purchases within the game \u2014 with items ranging from $5 to $8 per buy.<\/p>\n

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After this incident, it is important that you can utilize those child-safe settings or disable in-app purchases within games for younger children. Finally, do check out this helpful guide on how to\u00a0disable in-app purchases<\/a>\u00a0within games for young children.<\/p>\n

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