You left out the content of the screenshot located between “But then…” and “I have been tricked into creating an account!” Like you said, the message said op co

You left out the content of the screenshot located between “But then…” and “I have been tricked into creating an account!” Like you said, the message said op could “read the rest of this story with a free account.” When op made an account, suddenly a paid membership was needed to read the rest of the article. You can argue whether it’s a dark practice but it’s certainly more deceptive than you make it out to be.