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Kids' video games use gambling-like tactics to trap young players, new consumer report finds

2025-04-18 25 Dailymotion

Popular video games are using "harmful" tactics to keep kids gaming for longer, a new report has found. Researchers from CPRC and Monash University — who authored the report — looked at 20 "dark patterns" which they say deceived and manipulated gamers. The Consumer Policy Research Centre wants the federal government to create an independent body that would adjudicate complaints, called a digital ombudsman.