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Father Says His Kid's Minecraft YouTube Videos Cost Him His Job

The father says the unauthorized campaigns ran for three weeks and led to possible termination after the charges were flagged by his employer.

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'Mighty Mike Plays' spent six figures advertising his Minecraft videos through his father's corporate card, in a now viral video the parent says he has a month to recoup the costs

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The minor used for three weeks the card his father had kept as a method of payment. The charges did not come to light until the company's financial department detected them.

·Madrid, Spain
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To get more views on his Minecraft and Roblox videos on YouTube, the young streamer kept raising money from the card

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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A father claims that his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube commercials with his company's credit card to promote his Minecraft and Roblox videos. The expenses, spread over three weeks,...

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Ekstra Bladet broke the news in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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