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Human in the loop could redirect payments to their parent without a lifetime ban. Children do unwise things all the time. Google's growth rates are starting to
by sct202 4y ago
Human in the loop could redirect payments to their parent without a lifetime ban. Children do unwise things all the time.
Google's growth rates are starting to plateau, and they might want to revisit the legion of people they've robobanned from spending on their platforms.
- TylerE 4y agoThe problem is minors can’t legally enter into binding contracts (with a very small number of exceptions, none of which this even approaches)
- josephcsible 4y agoThat'd be a reasonable argument to ban minors until they turn 18, but not after that.
- romwell 4y agoNo, the problem is that Google doesn't have a human being to tell the kid "have your parents contact us".
- shadowgovt 4y agoIt may not be possible for Google to do that redirect without incurring legal liability. Fraud occurred here. Google just shuffling the shells might be aiding and abetting fraud. (The law here isn't set up just to protect Google; nor is it set up to just protect the kid. It ties into broader societal protections against child exploitation and child labor. So Google runs the risk of tripping over criminal liability, in which case the end result is no longer in the hands of any of the immediate parties. Their policies are maximally paranoid to avoid that outcome).
- romwell 4y ago>It may not be possible for Google to do that redirect without incurring legal liability. Utter nonsense. "Hold on, you are 13? Get your parents to call us, they'll have to set up that account for you"
- code51 4y agoa) Unpaid balance could just be refunded to advertisers. b) Worries about child labor: already happened. Google profited from his activity already. It's just the kid not receiving anything.