"They're Scamming Me": How Children Experience and Conceptualize Harm in Game Monetization
Authors:
- Taylor HardwickTHTaylor Hardwick
- Marcus CarterMCMarcus Carter
- Stephanie HarkinSHStephanie Harkin
- Tianyi ZhangShaoTZTianyi ZhangShao
- Ben EglistonBEBen Egliston
Preprint
- 4 March 2025
- preprint
- Published by Elsevier in SSRN Electronic Journal
Abstract
No abstract availableThis publication has 82 references indexed in Scilit:
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