What can designers learn from Amazon getting sued?
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The FTC has slapped Amazon with a lawsuit, accusing the company of duping millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription service through deceptive user interface designs.
But the lawsuit goes even deeper. Amazon allegedly made canceling subscriptions an odyssey, with a purposefully complicated labyrinthine process designed to distract and prevent customers from abandoning the paid service.
What can designers learn from Amazon getting sued? →
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