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PeopleFun: Game forces user to allow personalized advertising to continue playing.

Author
Dark Patterns Tip Line
Date
10 May 2021

“When playing Wordscapes, the online game forces the user to click “allow” to permit personalized advertising in order to continue playing the game. This dark pattern was originally posted on Reddit in May 2021.”

PeopleFun was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over its game Wordscapes. According to the report, the game forces the user to click “allow” to permit personalised advertising in order to continue playing.