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Boy Spends $118k on Ads for Gaming Channels Using Dad's Corporate Card

A nine-year-old boy spent $118,000 of his father's corporate funds on YouTube ad campaigns to promote his Roblox and Minecraft channels over three weeks.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 16 Sept 2026 · updated 4h ago

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  1. Nine-year-old runs up $118,000 bill on dad's corporate credit card advertising his Roblox YouTube channel www.theregister.com
  2. Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 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 $20 promotion Latest from Tom's Hardware

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  • YouTube
  • Roblox
  • Minecraft

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