Deceptive Patterns
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Microsoft Ties Job Tools to Unwanted Advertising

Author
Robin Berjon
Date
14 Apr 2023

“Love this deceptive pattern from Microsoft in which they bundle something many want (listing better jobs) with something else few people care about (ads). Are you ready for the same lack of enforcement with DMA consent that we are getting with the GDPR?”

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