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I've actually designed my sites so that people can choose whether the plan is autorenewing or not when they sign up, so as to avoid such chicanery.


That seems like a sane decision if you actually care about your customers. I'm glad at least some people are implementing sane choices when enabled to do so. The dark patterns have really taken over in the public facing Internet in the last decade.


Yea, they're platforms focused on becoming more emotionally healthy so I feel more comfortable when people can more clearly consent. While it may lead to less money up front, it may provide much less resentment and much more appreciation in the long term.

We'll see how it plays out in practice :-)




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