Guidance

Buying features in online games: advice for parents and carers

A 60-second summary on how to make sure you're in charge of the additional features your child can buy in app-based and online games.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 4 June 2015

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Children's app and online games: advice for parents and carers

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The law says that online and app-based games mustn’t directly encourage children to buy advertised products and services themselves or persuade adults to buy them.

This short summary for parents and carers sets out the steps you can take to make sure you’re in charge of the additional features your child can buy in online and app-based games.

Published 4 June 2015