Exposing Deceptive Patterns (aka "Dark Patterns") since 2010. Run by @harrybr (founder), @MLeiser, @Cristianapt & Kosha Doshi.
Feb 5, 2022 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
How Adobe tricks users into a 12 month contract.
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The homepage starts with a very clear offer. "Starting at £49.84/mo". Let's click the "Free trial" button.
Apr 13, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@dnnsppp @MRDADDGUY A few people have made this point, it seems that perhaps there are lots of different sales / purchase pages and not everyone sees the page you've screenshotted here.
@dnnsppp @MRDADDGUY e.g. this is one of the pages you see in the UK. it says "7 days free, then £49.99/mo. There's no mention of this actually being an annual plan that you are contractually tied into paying in full.