Subscription Cancellation Flows Deliberately Obscured to Prevent Churn
SaaS and app subscription cancellation options are intentionally buried in navigation and omitted from help documentation, creating friction that borders on deceptive design. Regulators in the EU and US are increasingly targeting these dark patterns.
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