SHAREit was catalogued by the UXP2 Lab over emotional manipulation. According to the entry, the site attempts to evoke empathy in the user for a sad phone that does not want them to leave. The entry notes that some users may be susceptible to this emotional appeal while others may not be.
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SHAREit: Emotional Manipulation.
“The site attempts to evoke empathy in the user for the sad phone that doesn’t want them to leave. Some users may be susceptible to this emotional appeal while others may not be.”
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