The techniques are classic dark patterns: > As the campaign’s financial problems became increasingly acute, the yellow boxes became dizzyingly more complex. >

The 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