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Top-selling mobile games break rules on loot boxes

Top-selling mobile games break rules on loot boxes

Top-selling mobile games break rules on loot boxes
29 November 2024

The most popular mobile games in the UK are being advertised without disclosing they contain loot boxes - random in-game purchases which critics say are "exploitative" and "foster addiction".

The regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), says it bans and removes ads which fail to make the clear whether or not a game contains a loot box.

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