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KQED: Difficult to cancel recurring donations

Author
Dark Patterns Tip Line
Date
8 Feb 2022
Type
Hard to cancel

“It is hard to stop the donation. There’s no online option to cancel recurring donations. You have to call them during work hours.”

KQED was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over the difficulty of stopping a recurring donation. According to the report, there is no online option to cancel recurring donations, and the donor must instead call during working hours.

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