dark patterns

FTC distributes $72M to Fortnite customers tricked into making unwanted purchases

Gaming /

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced that it’s sending the first round of payments to consumers tricked by Fortnite maker Epic Games into making unwanted purchases, with refunds totaling over $72 million. The settlement, first announced in December 2022 and finalized in March 2023, fined the game $245 million for its “counterintuitive, inconsistent, […]

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FTC study finds ‘dark patterns’ used by a majority of subscription apps and websites

Apps /

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, along with two other international consumer protection networks, announced on Thursday the results of a study into the use of “dark patterns” — or manipulative design techniques — that can put users’ privacy at risk or push them to buy products or services or take other actions they otherwise wouldn’t

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