Deceptive Patterns
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Winred tricks users into a monthly subscription

Author
r_ffin
Date
5 Jan 2023
Type
Hidden subscription

“Dark pattern. Check the “make it monthly” they “helpfully” autocheck for you. Page from the Drumpf playbook. Least it’s in highlight yellow.”

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