EST. MMXXVI · A PUBLIC RECORD
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There was a genuinely free version of our product, promised in a public agreement. I helped make sure you'd never find it: de-indexed the page, named a paid tier 'Free,' and aimed the upgrade prompts at the moment you were most anxious to finish. We charged people for what we had promised to give away.

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Anonymous — Product Manager
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Deceptive designBait & switchDark patterns

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