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Harvard Business Review: Subscriptions auto-renew with no online cancellation

Author
Dark Patterns Tip Line
Date
3 Oct 2022

“HBR subscriptions auto-renew and the site does not have a way to cancel the renewal; you have to call customer service.”

Harvard Business Review was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over how its subscriptions are renewed and cancelled. According to the report, HBR subscriptions auto-renew and the site provides no way to cancel the renewal online; instead, the customer has to telephone customer service.