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Trump Steered Supporters into Unwitting Donations
- aaronharnly 6y agoThe techniques are classic dark patterns: > As the campaign’s financial problems became increasingly acute, the yellow boxes became dizzyingly more complex. > By October there were sometimes nine lines of boldface text — with ALL-CAPS words sprinkled in — before the disclosure that there would be weekly withdrawals. As many as eight more lines of boldface text came before the second additional donation disclaimer
- aaronharnly 6y agoScreenshot of the final form of the prechecked boxes — the first made donations recur each week; the second added an additional donation a few days after the first. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/04/01/us/politics/01donations-box5/oakImage-1614036252373-mobileMasterAt3x.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=600 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/04/01/us/politics/01don...