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Deadline over online games ; BRITAIN TODAYTECHNOLOGY [Newcastle Journal (England)](Newcastle Journal (England) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) THE online games industry has been given a two-month deadline to comply with consumer protection rules aiming to prevent children feeling pressured to "pay to play". The Office of Fair Trading is publishing a final set of principles for online and in-app games which will also cut the risk of payments vanishing from young players' parents' accounts without their knowledge. It has given games producers a deadline of April 1 to make sure they comply with the rules. (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |