Tom's Hardware – 16 Sep 26 (https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/devastated-father-says-his-9-year-old-son-spent-usd118-000-on-youtube-ad-campaigns-for-his-minecraft-channel-using-a-company-credit-card-bill-racked-up-in-just-three-weeks-was-supposed-to-be-one-usd20-promotion)
Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad... (https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/devastated-father-says-his-9-year-old-son-spent-usd118-000-on-youtube-ad-campaigns-for-his-minecraft-channel-using-a-company-credit-card-bill-racked-up-in-just-three-weeks-was-supposed-to-be-one-usd20-promotion)
The button said approved every time as nobody had set a limit.
theregister – 16 Sep 26 (https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/16/nine-year-old-runs-up-118000-bill-on-dads-corporate-credit-card-advertising-his-roblox-youtube-channel/5296889)
Nine-year-old runs up $118,000 bill on dad's corporate credit card... (https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/16/nine-year-old-runs-up-118000-bill-on-dads-corporate-credit-card-advertising-his-roblox-youtube-channel/5296889)
He'll need to earn around $13K a year to pay pops back between now and when he turns 18, so at least there's that free labor to look forward to
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/im-definitely-cooked-a-9-year-old-minecraft-youtuber-ran-up-a-118000-ad-bill-using-his-dads-company-credit-card/