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> but until the Democrats get some electoral traction I don't think there is going to be a crackdown on [the recurring payment dark pattern]. How does this fol

• sidlls 9y ago
  The latter seems likely. In this country Democrats think of themselves as leftists. It's cute, but terrible.
• PaulHoule 9y ago
  Outside of New York, I don't see Democrats being gung ho to crack down on bad behavior. However, so long as the Republicans are in control, it won't happen at all. (Even if they wanted to crack down, they could not, because they don't have the staff.) Political risk is only one horseman that threatens the recurring payment dark pattern. Another would be improvements in the payment system. Credit cards are not really designed for recurrent payment, in particular, you cannot ask your credit card company to turn off a recurring payment without getting a new card number and turning off all of your recurring payments. Even legitimate companies, such as the New York Times, will make you talk to a customer retention specialist who will give you a hard sell to turn off their service. Other companies are not responsive at all. If you could go to your payment provider, see a list of all your recurring payments, and cancel any ones you want to cancel with a button press, that would go a long way towards legitimizing the business model.
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