`Ms. Vasquez has been provided with a full refund and an apology this didn`t happen sooner`
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Apple has apologized and issued a refund to a woman whose son made over $1,000-worth of in-app purchases.
Maria Vasquez`s son Thenniel, who has ASD, spent $1,116 on games he didn`t know cost money.
Apple has apologized and issued a refund to the mother of a young boy with ASD who spent over $1,000 on the App Store.
As reported by Global News, Maria Vasquez was hit with a bill from Apple for $1,116.32. Turns out they were charges for in-app purchases made by her nine-year-old son:
Vasquez says her nine-year-old son, Thenniel, unknowingly made purchases from the Apple app store, charging her account $1,116.32.
Among the purchases were popular games like Roblox and Coin Master.
Thenniel has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Vasquez says he didn`t realize the games cost money.
Vasquez says that whilst updating her son`s iPad in July of last year, her s...
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