A judge has ordered Amazon to refund the parents of children who made in-app purchases on Kindle and Android devices without their consent.
A judge has ordered Amazon to refund the parents of children who made in-app purchases on Kindle and Android devices without their consent between 2011 and 2014.
Seattle-based Judge John Coughenour ordered the firm to run the refund process for 12 months beginning in January 2017.
It follows successful legal action by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
However the FTC’s call for a lump refund of $25.6m (£20m) was rejected.
Judge Coughenour said the figure was “too high”, Reuters reported.
He also turned down Amazon’s request to offer reimbursement in the form of gift cards.
The option of paying for extra content inside mobile apps such as games and music platforms was launched by Amazon and other platforms in 2011.
Parents complained that it was too easy for children to make purchases, either by accident or without authorisation, while playing games.
The FTC launched legal action in 2014.
Source: Amazon ordered to refund children’s in-app purchases – BBC News
