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Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads

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  1. zwischenzug · · focus · HN ↗
    Didn't the card have a limit?
    1. ChrisRR · · focus · HN ↗
      Literally the first sentence in the article

      "The button said approved every time as nobody had set a limit."

      1. ygjb · · focus · HN ↗
        That's not referring to the credit card limit. It's referring to spending limits on the advertising campaign or account.
    2. viraptor · · focus · HN ↗
      Corporate cards often have huge limits. See also <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49725666">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49725666
    3. petcat · · focus · HN ↗
      Many corporate cards (or even personal cards for high-earners and impeccable credit) do not have &quot;limits&quot;. At least not limits that will be reached with normal usage.

      There is undoubtedly still some balance threshold that will trigger an internal account review and probably a phone call, though.

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