More than likely youre right. Your statement brings me a curiousity: What the legal precedence is for UX patterns considered deceptive enough to be intentional

More than likely youre right. Your statement brings me a curiousity: What the legal precedence is for UX patterns considered deceptive enough to be intentionally malicious? The best I could find was a settlement with linkedin in 2015: https://www.fastcodesign.com/3051906/after-lawsuit-settlement-linkedins-dishonest-design-is-now-a-13-million-problem https://www.fastcodesign.com/3051906/after-lawsuit-settlemen...