FTC Sues Doxo, Signaling 'Dark Patterns' Crackdown Still Underway
The agency alleges the company duped consumers into believing they were making payments through their biller's websites, when in fact they were using Doxo's portal and paying it fees. Doxo denies wrongdoing.
May 07, 2024 at 05:21 PM
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Consumer ProtectionThe original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
A new Federal Trade Commission lawsuit is serving as an unsettling reminder to companies that it hasn't backed off its war against deceptive website practice—what the agency dubs "dark patterns" marketing.
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