EU consumer groups slam ‘manipulative’ video game spending tactics

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Europe’s BEUC umbrella consumer rights group filed a complaint with the European Commission.
Photo: Ralf Hirschberger / AFP/File
Source: AFP

European consumer groups on Thursday accused the world’s biggest video game companies of “purposefully tricking” consumers, including children, to push them to spend more.

Video games are wildly popular in Europe where more than half the population are players, according to industry figures published last month.

Europe’s BEUC umbrella consumer…

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