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Re:Companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed by parksoha on Thursday May 04, 2023 @11:06AM (#35816536)
If the company is forcing you to put reminders instead of just letting you cancel right away, that's a dark pattern. I do not know about Linkedin, but I've seen plenty doing this, like Amazon.
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Re:Companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed by lotsofpulp on Thursday May 04, 2023 @11:09AM (#35816597)
I assume they all let you cancel.

If the subscription is free, and they do not let you keep the benefits if you cancel, then I would still not describe that as a dark pattern.

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Re:Companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed by parksoha on Thursday May 04, 2023 @08:59PM (#35824112)
Amazon does not let you cancel and keep it for the month. As soon as you cancel it, your subscription ends.
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Re:Companies use dark patterns to keep you subscribed by lotsofpulp on Thursday May 04, 2023 @09:57PM (#35824445)
I agree that is a dark pattern.
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