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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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A 9-year-old boy's mistake of using his father's credit card without permission has proven costly. The negligence escalated into a major family tragedy, forcing the parents to sell their home to pay off the debt, and the father also lost his job.

·Türkiye
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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 9-year-old boy's use of a company credit card to pay for Minecraft YouTube ads resulted in his father losing his job.

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