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Latest episode of South Park rips into freemium games aimed at kids

Freemium games, requiring often-expensive in-app purchases to make them actually enjoyable, are one of the pain-points of modern parenting. You either give in and pay, or risk dealing with a tantrum when you refuse.

The latest South Park episode, which aired yesterday, gives the phenomenon a well-deserved ripping. You can, until it inevitably gets pulled, watch the episode below.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy4MCoZ5K3A]

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Ben Lovejoy is a British technology writer and EU Editor for 9to5Mac. He’s known for his op-eds and diary pieces, exploring his experience of Apple products over time, for a more rounded review. He also writes fiction, with two technothriller novels, a couple of SF shorts and a rom-com!


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