Kanye West went ballistic on game apps on iOS who lure users to make unnecessary purchases after North West racked up some charges while playing on an iPad.
While most games are free to download, users will have to make some purchases to enjoy the full experience of the game and in some cases, before they can even play. While it might be easy for an adult to make reasonable decisions about purchases, it is not so for kids who will gladly click the Accept button to boost their in-game character.
Kanye tweeted, ‘F*** any game company that puts in-app purchases on kids games!!!’
‘We give the iPad to our child and ‘every 5 minutes there’s a new purchase’!!!’ he continued.
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Ironically though, it is the same complain lots of parents have been having about his wife, Kim Kardashian’s game. The in-app purchases for that game range from $3.99 to $39.99.
Following the app’s launch in 2014, the Twittersphere was full of moms and dads upset about how much money their children were spending playing the game in which Kim teaches you how to make the A-list.
And even more irony, Kim Kardashian once said in defence of her app in an interview on NBC’s Today in August last year,
‘You just have to make sure that your parental controls are all set,’ the reality star told Matt Lauer.
‘I think you just have to be responsible and don’t have your credit card linked to where your kid can just spend if they want to, or ask permission.’
And she is right too. iOS users have the option of turning on Parental Control on a device, or completely disabling in-app purchases on any app. There is also the option where any purchase being made on iOS will require a password before payment is accepted.
Following such complaints in the past, Apple once issued a statement saying: ‘All iOS devices have built-in controls that give parents and guardians the ability to restrict access to content, such as internet access and age-rated content.
‘Parental controls also give parents and guardians the option to turn off functionality, such as purchasing from iTunes, and the ability to turn off in-app purchases.’
