Search Results: DarkPatterns

Internal documents reveal Intuit's systematic campaign to block IRS efforts to simplify tax filing while deploying deceptive 'dark patterns' in TurboTax to lure users with false 'free' promises. The company leveraged lobbying, regulatory capture, and psychological manipulation to protect billions in revenue from a system critics argue should be public infrastructure.

The chat platform dmwithme.com faces questions about its premium subscription model and data handling practices after displaying aggressive upgrade prompts to users. Security experts warn that such services often obscure their data usage policies and payment security details despite advertised 'secure payments'.

A developer's meticulously documented broadband cancellation—and scathing satisfaction survey responses—exposes the systemic failures of private ISPs. Armed with data on public broadband superiority and fueled by frustration over predatory pricing and dark patterns, this tech professional's exit underscores a growing movement toward municipal alternatives.