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Facebook tricked kids to rake in money from online games, says report

Facebook reportedly duped kids into spending their parents’ money in online games. The social media giant targeted kids in an aggressive effort to pump up revenue from games like Angry Birds, PetVille and Ninja Saga, Reveal reported Thursday, citing court documents from a 2012 class action lawsuit. Reveal is the website run by the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), a …

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Apple, facing protests, says it’ll pay #ShotOniPhone photo contest winners

Facing complaints from photographers, Apple has changed its #ShotOniPhone photo contest to pay the 10 winners. Apple announced the iPhone photo contest this week, offering winners a chance to see their photos on billboards, in Apple stores and in other marketing efforts as Apple publicized the phones and the photos. Plenty of people have submitted entries on Twitter and Instagram, …

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