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===Forced action===

These patterns require users to complete unnecessary actions to access desired functionality. Forced registration demands that users create an account to complete a task. Forced continuity involves automatically transitioning users from free trials to paid subscriptions without adequate notification. The FTC alleged that Adobe violated regulations by ''"tricking customers into enrolling in subscription plans without proper disclosure".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8">{{cite web |title=FTC Charges Adobe |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-charges-adobe-two-company-executives-hiding-early-termination-fees-making-it-difficult-cancel |publisher=Federal Trade Commission |date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>

These patterns require users to complete unnecessary actions to access desired functionality. [[Forced account|Forced registration]] demands that users create an account to complete a task. Forced continuity involves automatically transitioning users from free trials to paid subscriptions without adequate notification. The FTC alleged that Adobe violated regulations by ''"tricking customers into enrolling in subscription plans without proper disclosure".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8">{{cite web |title=FTC Charges Adobe |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-charges-adobe-two-company-executives-hiding-early-termination-fees-making-it-difficult-cancel |publisher=Federal Trade Commission |date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>

===Sneaking and information hiding===

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 ===Forced action===
-These patterns require users to complete unnecessary actions to access desired functionality. Forced registration demands that users create an account to complete a task. Forced continuity involves automatically transitioning users from free trials to paid subscriptions without adequate notification. The FTC alleged that Adobe violated regulations by ''"tricking customers into enrolling in subscription plans without proper disclosure".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8">{{cite web |title=FTC Charges Adobe |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-charges-adobe-two-company-executives-hiding-early-termination-fees-making-it-difficult-cancel |publisher=Federal Trade Commission |date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
+These patterns require users to complete unnecessary actions to access desired functionality. [[Forced account|Forced registration]] demands that users create an account to complete a task. Forced continuity involves automatically transitioning users from free trials to paid subscriptions without adequate notification. The FTC alleged that Adobe violated regulations by ''"tricking customers into enrolling in subscription plans without proper disclosure".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8">{{cite web |title=FTC Charges Adobe |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-charges-adobe-two-company-executives-hiding-early-termination-fees-making-it-difficult-cancel |publisher=Federal Trade Commission |date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
 ===Sneaking and information hiding===