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Epic Games Store added the word “not” to the standard blurb about receiving emails.

Author
craftkiller
Date
15 Dec 2018
Type
Preselection
Publisher
Reddit

“Epic requires users to tick a box to opt out of emails. if the user does not notice this UI control, they will be automatically opted into emails.”

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