In April 2011, several groups of parents, whose kids spent hundreds of dollars on in-app purchases while playing “free” games, filed a class action lawsuit against Apple. Is Apple to blame for what happened? On one hand, it does appear deceptive to call a game “free” when in fact playing it requires making in-app purchases. On the other hand, one can argue that parents should have exercised better control over their children’s online activities, making sure that they do not make inadvertent in-app purchases. And what about the developers who did not explain that their “free” games had in-app purchases and the games could not be played effectively in the free mode?
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