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Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

EU consumer groups slam 'manipulative' video game spending tactics.

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EU consumer groups slam 'manipulative' video game spending tactics.

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Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

EU consumer groups slam 'manipulative' video game spending tactics

www.euractiv.com

European consumer groups on Thursday (12 September) accused the world's biggest video game companies of "purposefully tricking" consumers, including children, to push them to spend more.

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So manipulative is in quotes but slam isn’t. Quality writing there.
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  The EU consumers:
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  Why would slam have to be in quotes?
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  Manipulative is in quotes because it is a direct quote. Slam isn’t a direct quote.

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