Title: Adobe's Predatory UX Patterns and Deceptive Subscriptions...
URL Source: https://www.bestblogs.dev/status/2032777946780389619
Published Time: 2026-03-14 11:16:44
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For anyone saying “well you didn’t read the details” - up to ~2023 Adobe had an EXTREMELY predatory UX pattern that tricked people thinking they are paying monthly I fell into this trap unknowingly
It was so bad the FTC sued not just the company but executives!
#### Gergely Orosz
@GergelyOrosz · 3h ago @shekhar_kotekar Back in 2020 when I signed up, they hid this (up to around 2023) It was so bad that the FTC sued Adobe executives ftc.gov/news-events/ne…
This is what they do since that lawsuit. For years it was extremely dark, far far worse
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Orosz describes Adobe's 'extremely predatory' UX design used to trick users into annual contracts disguised as monthly plans.
Summary
In this follow-up tweet, Orosz emphasizes the role of 'dark patterns' in Adobe's user interface. He explains how the UX was designed to mislead users—including himself—into believing they were signing up for a flexible monthly payment plan when they were actually being locked into an annual commitment. He underscores that the severity of these deceptive practices led the FTC to hold individual executives accountable.
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Dark Patterns
UX Design
Adobe
Consumer Rights
Product Ethics