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Now Is Really the Time to Pay Attention to Dark Patterns – Seriously

LexBlog IP

But, we warned, dark patterns had the potential to dramatically reshape how we look at marketing and blur if not obliterate the lines between clever marketing and unlawful marketing. And it may be time to pay closer attention to some of the things your marketing department is doing.

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Poorly Executed “Sign-in-Wrap” Contract Formation Process Fails–Berman v. Freedom Financial

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Fluent is a marketing company that generates leads. The court even finds fault with the way the hyperlink is presented: A web designer must do more than simply underscore the hyperlinked text in order to ensure that it is sufficiently ‘set apart’ from surrounding text. The underlying case is a putative TCPA class action.

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DMCA Scammers Exploit Sites Linked to Mental Health Issues to Boost SEO

TorrentFreak

As the archive copy of the Beyond Boundaries website on the Wayback Machine clearly shows in the footer, the site was created by web design/SEO company i New Media. Other sites crediting I-New Media for image content they don’t own include: What is Social Media Marketing? – GetSocialGuide.com.