They are somehow legally, probably thanks to Trump, going to let kids pay for things online!
Well, let me tell you something Google, that wallet thing is so very much going to stay 1000% empty dry thank you! Lol I hope you guys stay super excited about that monthly service bill cuz I not giving my kid money to buy anything online. And if I want them up there I’ll put them right there LOL!
I think we’re moaning over nothing again here.
Back in my day we used our phone plan money to pay for google play purchases /hj
When bus cards first came out you could buy things from the dairy with them. Adults quickly realised how stupid that idea. I had friends who spent the entire months bus money on snacks after school then walked 2 hours to get home. They didn’t even complain, it was a good trade in their mind.
That’s an awesome trade as a kid tbf, would’ve done that too x3
Im not sure if this is an option everywhere, but in my country you can add your phone provider to google play as mentioned
So if you had nicer parents that topped your plan off for one of the more expensive plans what you could do was get a cheaper one, and spend the leftover on in-game purchases or whatever through google play :3… phone plans were also how all the illegal irl item trades in mmos were done ^^
Do not be evil
When I was a kid we went to the train station and bought value cards with cash to make our online purchases.
“But no worries! We added parental controls” Yet another thing for overwhelmed parents to manage and stay informed about. Another one of those things that impacts people that are already struggling the most.
Also parental controls are ass. Yes you can block (most) pornography but you can’t tell a social media app to not blast a teenager with misinformation. It’s like a playground but with glass shards everywhere. You can forbid the kid from playing there altogether but they’d feel excluded while all their friends are having fun. Somehow there doesn’t seem to be an option to remove the fucking shards though.
