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  2. Regulations protecting consumers from microtransactions

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    In recent years, the FTC has taken action against video game companies that engage in deceptive or unfair practices related to in-app purchases. For example, in 2014, the FTC settled with Apple over allegations that the company allowed children to make unauthorized in-app purchases without their parents' consent. As part of the settlement ...

  3. False advertising - Wikipedia

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    The United States federal government regulates advertising through the Federal Trade Commission [49] (FTC) with truth-in-advertising laws [50] and enables private litigation through a number of laws, most significantly the Lanham Act (trademark and unfair competition). Specifically, under Section 43(a), false advertising is an actionable civil ...

  4. Video game controversies - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Video games Platforms Arcade video game Console game Game console Home console Handheld console Electronic game Audio game Electronic handheld Online game Browser game Social-network game Mobile game PC game Linux Mac Virtual reality game Genres Action Shooter Action-adventure Adventure ...

  5. Facebook games and advertising: An honest perspective ... - AOL

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  6. Advertising in video games - Wikipedia

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    The reaction to in-game advertising has been overall positive, with 73% of players being happy with ad-funded games. [19] The effectiveness of advertising in video games is debated by scholars. [3] [20] [21] Brand name recognition in sports game has been shown to be low among college students, although players did retain fragments of the brand ...

  7. Advergame - Wikipedia

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    While other video games may use in-game advertising (such as an advertisement on a virtual billboard or branding on an in-game object), an advergame is differentiated by the Interactive Advertising Bureau as a "game specifically designed around [the] product or service being advertised". [1] An advergame is considered a type of advertainment.

  8. Inappropriate advertising on AOL

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    We sincerely apologize for any inappropriate advertising you may have seen on AOL or our related properties. Rest assured, we’re always investigating any reports of inappropriate advertising.

  9. Criticism of advertising - Wikipedia

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    Such advertising aims to promote products by convincing those who will always believe. ' " [63] Norway (ads directed at children under age 12), and Sweden (television ads aimed at children under age 12) also have legislated broad bans on advertising to children, during child programmes any kind of advertising is forbidden in Sweden, Denmark ...