[New post] UK reprimands kids’ sites using peer pressure to sell memberships

sskarthik posted: "Two of the most popular websites for children in the UK are Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils: communities that offer young internet users a range of games, activities, and social features built around rosters of cartoon characters. In twin rulings on Wednes" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info UK reprimands kids’ sites using peer pressure to sell memberships by sskarthik Two of the most popular websites for children in the UK are Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils: communities that offer young internet users a range of games, activities, and social features built around rosters of cartoon characters. In twin rulings on Wednesday, the ASA said that both Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils promoted paid memberships to children in an unfair manner, directly exhorting them to spend money. In the ruling against Moshi Monsters, the ASA noted that phrases such as "Members are going to be super popular" and "The Super Moshis need YOU" put undue pressure on younger players. Read more... sskarthik | August 27, 2015 at 2:48 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3h8X Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/uk-reprimands-kids-sites-using-peer-pressure-to-sell-memberships/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com