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The New Yorker: consent preferences.

Author
josh_zelonis
Date
30 Mar 2020
Publisher
Twitter

“The New Yorker’s consent preferences are unclear. The option for ‘Do Not Sell My Personal Information’ appears to be on, implying the user has selected not to have their information sold, but the instructions say to move it to the left to turn it off. This is confusing.”