Will Facebook refund kids money for games?

Facebook may face class action lawsuits from parents whose children have spent money on the social network without permission, – the Pocketgamer resource reports.

Federal District Judge Beth Labson Freeman said that there are many cases when children spend their parents’ money on Facebook without permission. Therefore, it is necessary to force the company to return the money spent with the help of a class action, as well as to change the policy regarding purchases made by children.

Meanwhile, Facebook management claims that there are no reasons for a class action and each case of unwanted spending of money should be considered separately.

It should be noted that the company has already faced similar claims in 2012. Then, after two lawsuits from parents whose children made several unwanted purchases, Facebook had to reconsider how online payments are conducted. Facebook Credits, a universal intra—social currency, was canceled and replaced by Facebook Payments. That is, instead of loans, users received a payment acceptance system that goes directly between the payer and the product posted on the social network, and for which Facebook charges a commission of 30%.

Other materials on the topic:

• The Supreme Court of Germany banned the advertising of virtual itemsThe administration of the President of Russia discussed the possibility of banning the payment of applications from bank cards
• Facebook is the most popular social network in the world.

It was launched in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. Its MAU at the moment is about 1.32 billion.