Deceptive Patterns
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Adobe enrolls users into the subscription model using free trial

Author
MikeCalcagno
Date
5 Jul 2023
Type
Hidden subscription

“Dark pattern from @adobe . There’s no option to skip the trial and just use the free version, so the burden is on the user to remember to cancel.”

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